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ABO incompatibility - Symptom

Symptoms:

The following are symptoms of transfusion reactions:

  • Back pain
  • Blood in urine
  • Feeling of "impending doom"
  • Fever
  • Yellow skin (jaundice)

Signs and tests:

  • Bilirubin level is high
  • Complete blood count (CBC) shows damaged red blood cells, may also show mild anemia
  • Lab testing of patient's and donor's blood shows that they are not compatible
  • Reviewed last on: 5/13/2008
  • David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; and Stuart I. Henochowicz, MD, FACP, Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, Georgetown University Medical School. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

References

McPherson RA, Pincus MR. Henry's Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods. 21st ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders, 2006.

Hoffman R, Benz E, Shattil S, Furie B, Cohen H. Hematology: Basic Principles and Practice. 4th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Churchill Livingstone, 2004.