High Dose Methylprednisolone Treatment Of Transfusion Related Acute Lung Injury: Case Report

Year 2000, Volume: 1 Issue: 2, 43 - 46, 01.08.2000

Zahit Bolaman Celalettin Camcı Hulki Meltem Sönmez Ayşin Öge Gürhan Kadıköylü Günay Tuncer Taşkın Şentürk

Abstract

Transfusion related acute lung injury has been known to appear following transfusion of plasma including blood components. In this report, we present a patient with acute lung injury after whole blood transfusion who was successfully treated with high dose intravenous methylprednisolone (HDIVMP).

Keywords

Acute lung injury, transfusion, HDIVMP

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