International Journal of Medical Laboratory Research (IJMLR)

INCIDENCE OF ABSENCE OF H ANTIGEN IN AN INDIVIDUAL CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF INDIA

 

R Sinha, V Patil

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ABSTRACT: Bombay blood group is a rare blood group in which there is the absence of H antigen and presence of anti-H antibodies. At the time of blood grouping, this blood group mimics O blood group due to the absence of H antigen, but it shows incompatibility with O group blood during cross matching. Serum grouping or reverse grouping are essential for confirmation of the diagnosis. Patients carrying this blood group can receive blood only from a person with this blood group. Reported cases of General surgery department with Bombay blood group. The transfusion support of such cases is still a challenge in the country like India where prevalence of Bombay blood group is extremely rare and due to which individual having this Bombay group faces difficulty at times of need.

 

KEYWORDS: Respiratory Disease; COPD; Tuberculosis; Pneumonia

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