A Teenage Girl with Acute Dyspnea and Hypoxemia during Red Blood Cell Transfusion
Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) can cause morbidity and mortality. We present the case of teenager who developed dyspnea and hypoxemia few hours after red cell transfusion. After being admitted for close monitoring and oxygen therapy, her symptoms spontaneously resolved. Message: dyspn...
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| description | Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) can cause morbidity and mortality. We present the case of teenager who developed dyspnea and hypoxemia few hours after red cell transfusion. After being admitted for close monitoring and oxygen therapy, her symptoms spontaneously resolved. Message: dyspnea during red cell transfusion should raise the suspicion of TRALI. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-549846abdeba42aba40ce73b6f1051e22025-08-20T03:34:20ZengWileyCase Reports in Pediatrics2090-68032090-68112016-01-01201610.1155/2016/93726789372678A Teenage Girl with Acute Dyspnea and Hypoxemia during Red Blood Cell TransfusionU. Pandee0P. Tanpowpong1P. Thongpo2Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, ThailandDepartment of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, ThailandRamathibodi School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, ThailandTransfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) can cause morbidity and mortality. We present the case of teenager who developed dyspnea and hypoxemia few hours after red cell transfusion. After being admitted for close monitoring and oxygen therapy, her symptoms spontaneously resolved. Message: dyspnea during red cell transfusion should raise the suspicion of TRALI.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/9372678 |
| spellingShingle | U. Pandee P. Tanpowpong P. Thongpo A Teenage Girl with Acute Dyspnea and Hypoxemia during Red Blood Cell Transfusion Case Reports in Pediatrics |
| title | A Teenage Girl with Acute Dyspnea and Hypoxemia during Red Blood Cell Transfusion |
| title_full | A Teenage Girl with Acute Dyspnea and Hypoxemia during Red Blood Cell Transfusion |
| title_fullStr | A Teenage Girl with Acute Dyspnea and Hypoxemia during Red Blood Cell Transfusion |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Teenage Girl with Acute Dyspnea and Hypoxemia during Red Blood Cell Transfusion |
| title_short | A Teenage Girl with Acute Dyspnea and Hypoxemia during Red Blood Cell Transfusion |
| title_sort | teenage girl with acute dyspnea and hypoxemia during red blood cell transfusion |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/9372678 |
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