tagvhd:transfusionassociatedgraftvshostd

TAGvHD: Transfusion Associated Graft Vs Host Disease.

TRANSFUSION ASSOCIATED GRAFT VERSUS HOST DISEASE:

clinical pearls:

    • TAGvHD is universally fatal

    • Blood bank logistically cannot scren for HLA

    • Best is Prevention

    • AVOID IMMEDIATE RELATIVES BLOOD TRANSFUSION.

    • In Case of a suspected PID Primary Immunodeficiency please give "ONLY IRRADIATED BLOOD & LOOD COMPONENT TRANSFUSION"