Frequency of Red Blood Cell Alloimmunization in Patients with Sickle Cell Disease in Palestine

Table 3

Characteristics of alloimmunized SCD patients (HbSS and HbS/β-thal).

Patient No.	Sex	Age(years)	Hemoglobinopathy	No. of blood units transfused	Alloantibody detected	Indication for transfusion	Transfusion reaction
1	F	20	HbSS	73	Anti-K	Anemia, Hb< 7g/dl	No
2	M	48	HbSS	98	Ant-C + D	Painful crisis,; anemia	DHTR^1,; jaundice
3	F	31	HbSS	57	Anti-K	Painful crisis, anemia	DHTR,; jaundice
4	M	24	HbSS	48	Anti-C	Joint pain,; painful crisis; Anemia	No
5	M	8	HbS/ β-Thal.	20	Anti-D	Anemia, Hb< 8g/dl	IHTR^2,; jaundice
6	F	18	HbS/ β-Thal.	42	Anti-E	Anemia, joint pain	No
7	F	26	HbS/ β-Thal.	51	Anti-K	Anemia, Hb< 6g/dl	Jaundice
8	M	22	HbS/ β-Thal.	54	Anti-E	Anemia, painful crisis	No
9	M	19	HbS/ β-Thal.	37	Anti-c	Anemia, painful crisis	Jaundice

DHTR: delayed hemolytic transfusion reactions; ²IHTR: immediate hemolytic transfusion reaction.