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Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy during Pregnancy for Critical Anemia Secondary to Sickle Cell Disease with Post-Transfusion Hyperhemolysis: A Case Report
by Shawn Khan, Connor T. A. Brenna, Jacob Pendergrast, A. Kinga Malinowski, Marcus Salvatori, Rita Katznelson and Jordan Tarshis
Hematol. Rep. 2024, 16(3), 552-558; https://doi.org/10.3390/hematolrep16030053 - 30 Aug 2024
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Background: Sickle cell disease is the most common human monogenetic disease, and its risks are amplified during pregnancy. Methods: This report describes a 35-year-old woman with HgbSS sickle cell disease who developed hyperhemolysis syndrome after undergoing an exchange transfusion during pregnancy. Results: [...] Read more.
Background: Sickle cell disease is the most common human monogenetic disease, and its risks are amplified during pregnancy. Methods: This report describes a 35-year-old woman with HgbSS sickle cell disease who developed hyperhemolysis syndrome after undergoing an exchange transfusion during pregnancy. Results: In addition to conventional medical treatment, the patient received prepartum hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT), totaling 17 treatments for the indication of severe anemia. She experienced significant clinical improvement while undergoing HBOT and ultimately delivered a healthy preterm infant by cesarean section. Conclusions: The risks, benefits, and challenges of using HBOT in this unique context are discussed. Full article
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Acute Hyperhemolysis Syndrome in a Patient with Known Sickle Cell Anemia Refractory to Steroids and IVIG Treated with Tocilizumab and Erythropoietin: A Case Report and Review of Literature
by Sasmith R. Menakuru, Adelina Priscu, Vijaypal Dhillon and Ahmed Salih
Hematol. Rep. 2022, 14(3), 235-239; https://doi.org/10.3390/hematolrep14030032 - 21 Jul 2022
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Patients with sickle cell anemia often receive multiple red blood cell (RBC) transfusions during their lifetime. Hyperhemolysis is a life-threatening phenomenon of accelerated hemolysis and worsening anemia that occurs when both transfused RBCs and autologous RBCs are destroyed. The level of hemoglobin post-transfusion [...] Read more.
Patients with sickle cell anemia often receive multiple red blood cell (RBC) transfusions during their lifetime. Hyperhemolysis is a life-threatening phenomenon of accelerated hemolysis and worsening anemia that occurs when both transfused RBCs and autologous RBCs are destroyed. The level of hemoglobin post-transfusion is lower than pre-transfusion levels, and patients are usually hemodynamically unstable. Hyperhemolysis must be differentiated from a delayed hemolytic transfusion reaction during which destruction of transfused RBC is the cause of anemia. Hyperhemolysis syndrome can be differentiated into acute (within seven days) and chronic forms (after seven days) post-transfusion. The authors present a case of acute hyperhemolysis syndrome in a patient with sickle cell anemia refractory to steroids and IVIG, which are the treatment of choice. The patient was treated with tocilizumab, combined with supportive measures of erythropoietin, iron, vitamin B12, and folate. Full article
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A Fatal Case of Immune Hyperhemolysis with Bone Marrow Necrosis in a Patient with Sickle Cell Disease
by Matthew S. Karafin, Arun Singavi, Susan T. Johnson and Joshua J. Field
Hematol. Rep. 2017, 9(1), 8-11; https://doi.org/10.4081/hr.2017.6934 - 1 Mar 2017
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In patients with sickle cell disease, hyperhemolysis is a rare but life-threatening complication of transfusion. In this case report, we describe a 61 year-old woman with hemoglobin sickle cell (SC) disease and history of alloimmunization who developed hyperhemolysis associated with a transfusion. She [...] Read more.
In patients with sickle cell disease, hyperhemolysis is a rare but life-threatening complication of transfusion. In this case report, we describe a 61 year-old woman with hemoglobin sickle cell (SC) disease and history of alloimmunization who developed hyperhemolysis associated with a transfusion. She was found to have a warm and a clinically-significant cold autoantibody. Severe anemia (Hb 2.7 g/dL) with reticulocytopenia and thrombocytopenia prompted a bone marrow biopsy, which demonstrated extensive bone marrow necrosis. Despite treatment, the bone marrow failure did not improve and the patient died on hospital day 38. This case illustrates the potential risks of transfusion in a patient with sickle cell disease, especially one with previous hemolytic reactions. While uncommon, hyperhemolysis can cause death, in this case by extensive bone marrow necrosis. In patients with sickle cell disease, judicious use of red cell transfusions with phenotypically-matched units can diminish, but never completely abrogate, the risks associated with transfusion. Full article
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