Anti-Ku detected in a surgical patient with K₀ phenotype at the Edgardo Rebagliati Martins National Hospital, 2024
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https://doi.org/10.35563/rmp.v14i1.631Keywords:
K0, kellnull, anti-Ku, alloimmunizationAbstract
Irregular antibodies are the result of sensitization processes such as transfusions, transplants or pregnancies, and are often the cause of hemolytic reactions in transfused people. This is more critical when there is an expression of a rare phenotype in the patient, and consequently the irregular antibodies are directed against low-frequency red blood cell antigens, which makes it difficult to find donors with the same phenotype. We present the case of a patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus candidate for hip surgery with the presence of anti-Ku and K0 phenotype; during the search for blood units, serological compatibility was only found with a close relative, and this allowed her to schedule her surgical procedure.
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Copyright (c) 2025 Morales-Del Pino Jimmy Rinaldo, Penalillo-Pimentel Carlos Enrique, Ortega-Chauca Yahaira Aracelli, Paredes-García Karla Alexandra , Paiva-Castillo Mario, Fernández-Bolívar Lizette, Sagastegui-Soto Arturo Ampelio III, León-Sandoval Segundo Ramos
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