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Int J Clin Exp Pathol. 2009;2(1):71-82. Epub 2008 May 30.

Hypothesis: hemolytic transfusion reactions represent an alternative type of anaphylaxis.

International journal of clinical and experimental pathology

Eldad A Hod, Set A Sokol, James C Zimring, Steven L Spitalnik

Affiliations

  1. Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.

PMID: 18830382 PMCID: PMC2491388

Abstract

Classical anaphylaxis is the most severe, and potentially fatal, type of allergic reaction, manifested by hypotension, bronchoconstriction, and vascular permeability. Similarly, a hemolytic transfusion reaction (HTR) is the most feared consequence of blood transfusion. Evidence for the existence of an alternative, IgG-mediated pathway of anaphylaxis may be relevant for explaining the pathophysiology of IgG-mediated-HTRs. The purpose of this review is to summarize the evidence for this alternative pathway of anaphylaxis and to present the hypothesis that an IgG-mediated HTR is one example of this type of anaphylaxis.

Keywords: anaphylaxis; hemolytic transfusion reaction; platelet activating factor

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