A Case of Partial-D Category Va.
- Author:
Duck An KIM
1
;
Jong Woo KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Clinical Pathology, College of Medicine, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Anti-D typing;
Partial-D;
Rh D antigen
- MeSH:
Aged;
Antibodies;
Blood Grouping and Crossmatching;
Coombs Test;
Erythrocytes;
Female;
Hematoma, Subdural, Chronic;
Humans;
Indicators and Reagents;
Korea;
Mass Screening;
Phenotype;
Somatostatin-Secreting Cells
- From:Korean Journal of Blood Transfusion
2000;11(2):189-193
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The patient, a 65-year-old woman, was admitted for chronic subdural hematoma. ABO and Rh blood typing were performed as a pre-operation test. Her red blood cells were not agglutinated with anti-D reagent (Ortho Diagnostic System, USA). But they were positive in subsequently performed weak-D test and also agglutinated with three other anti-D reagents (Baxter Dade, USA; Biotest Diagnostics, Korea; Bioscot Ltd., UK). The patient s Rh phenotype was CcDe. Antibody screening test, direct and indirect antiglobulin tests showed negative results. Different reactivity to various anti-D reagents as shown in this case suggested that her cells have partial-D antigen which lack one or more components of the Rh D antigen. We considered that this case was category Va according to the reactivity patterns of monoclonal anti-D antibodies with various partial- D cells.
