Case 62 -- Fever and Severe Rigors During Transfusion

Contributed by Patricia A. Aronica, M.D. and Darrell J. Triulzi, M.D.
Published on line in May 1996

PATIENT HISTORY:

This 55-year-old woman with a history of breast cancer developed fever and severe rigors during transfusion of a 6 unit pool of platelets.