Best-match blood transfusion in pediatric patients with mixed autoantibodies

Finding matched blood in autoimmune hemolytic anemic (AIHA) patients is extremely difficult due to autoantibodies. Generally, these antibodies directed against antigens of high prevalence. It is essential for transfusion purposes to provide blood without alloantibodies. We report three cases of mixed AIHA in children. Mixed AIHA may present with blood group discrepancy, as well as incompatibility may possess difficult situation for transfusion laboratory to provide blood units to patients. The patient must be transfused cautiously with least-incompatible, ABO and Rh/ Kell phenotype-matched packed red blood cells slowly under strict supervision and steroid cover.