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Transfusion reaction

Alternative Names: Blood transfusion reaction Symptoms: Fever Chills Rash Flank pain or back pain Bloody urine Fainting or dizziness Signs and tests: Symptoms of transfusion reaction usually appear during or immediately after the transfusion. Occasionally, they may develop after several days (delayed reaction). Symptoms may remain mild or progress to kidney failure, delayed anemia, or shock. Text Continues Below This disease may also alter the results of the following tests: RBC count Hemoglobin; serum Hemoglobin Hematocrit Haptoglobin Fibrin degradation products Coombs' test, indirect Coombs' test, direct CBC Bilirubin

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