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Neel	Wed Apr 13, 2011 04:32 AM

fever after platelet transfusion

HI all,

My father had platelet transfusion ysday evening, he developed fever in the night with chill (temp was arnd 100) , the temp in the morning was normal. however he is having on and off mild fever. Any inputs ?

Regards,

Neel

Neil Cuadra

Wed Apr 13, 2011 11:19 AM

That's not unusual. Increased temperatures are a common side effect of blood and platelet transfusions. Medicine to reduce fever, such as acetaminophen (Tylenol) are often given symptomatically or prophylactically.

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