M Tabarai , H Mohamaddoust , S Omidvar ,
Volume 5, Issue 3 (12-2013)
Abstract
Post-transfusion purpura is a rare immunohematological disorder characterized by severe thrombocytopenia following transfusion of blood components and induced by an alloantibody against a donor platelet antigen. It occurs primarily in women sensitized by pregnancy and is most commonly caused by anti-human platelet antigen-1a antibodies. Here, we describe what we believe to be the first suspicious case of an Iranian woman who developed post-transfusion purpura after receiving multiple blood products