2023
Warm autoantibodies mimicking alloantibodies: Three cases of autoantibodies with unusual antigenic specificity
Jacobs J, Binns T, Abels E, Campos J, Elkabbani R, Kress A, Sostin N, Tormey C. Warm autoantibodies mimicking alloantibodies: Three cases of autoantibodies with unusual antigenic specificity. American Journal Of Clinical Pathology 2023, 160: 561-565. PMID: 37598315, DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/aqad095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWarm autoantibodiesRed blood cellsAntigenic specificityCase of autoantibodiesCase 1Autoimmune hemolytic anemiaDirect antiglobulin testRBC transfusionPregnant womenTransfusion reactionsAntiglobulin testHemolytic anemiaAutoantibodiesRBC antigensAntibody detectionRBC unitsRare reportsBlood cellsCase 2Immunohematologic testingSignificant hemolysisRhD typingCase 3AlloantibodiesAutoantiWarm autoimmune hemolytic anemia with anti‐Jka specificity following babesiosis masquerading as a delayed hemolytic transfusion reaction
Jacobs J, Abels E, Binns T, Tormey C, Sostin N. Warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia with anti‐Jka specificity following babesiosis masquerading as a delayed hemolytic transfusion reaction. Transfusion 2023, 63: 872-876. PMID: 36648131, DOI: 10.1111/trf.17252.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsWarm autoimmune hemolytic anemiaDirect antiglobulin testAutoimmune hemolytic anemiaHemolytic transfusion reactionsRed blood cellsRBC transfusionTransfusion reactionsHemolytic anemiaKidd antigensPositive direct antiglobulin testDevelopment of autoantibodiesBabesia microti infectionImmunohematology reference laboratoryColumn agglutination technologyAnti-JkUndetectable parasitemiaAutoantibody statusWarm autoantibodiesRBC antibodiesMicroti infectionAntiglobulin testAntigen specificityAutoantibodiesHealthcare providersAntibody detection
2022
Alloimmunization following antigen‐negative red blood cell transfusion
Jacobs J, Binns T, Abels E, Iyer K, Villalba C, Verma A, Sostin N, Tormey C. Alloimmunization following antigen‐negative red blood cell transfusion. Transfusion 2022, 63: 430-434. PMID: 36458330, DOI: 10.1111/trf.17208.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsTransfusion of RBCsRed blood cell transfusionRed blood cell alloimmunizationPrevious antigen exposureBlood cell transfusionAlloantibody specificitiesCell transfusionRBC transfusionAntigen exposureRBC alloantibodiesAntigenic stimulusDetectable titersAntigenic stimulationMyeloid neoplasmsTransfusionAlloantibodiesAlloimmunizationParticular antigenPrior exposureStimulatory eventsExact mechanismCorresponding antibodiesRBCsExposurePregnancy