Thursday October 29, 2009


Q: What could be the supporting finding on lab in (Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI)?


Answer: Laboratory findings may include unexpected haemoconcentration and a sudden fall in serum albumin. As in other causes of acute alveolar capillary leak, the pulmonary exudate in TRALI has a high albumin content. Peripheral blood neutropenia has been reported but neutrophilia is more common.



Reference:

The pathology of transfusion-related acute lung injury. Am J Clin Pathol 1999; 112: 216–21