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Fever in association with transfusion may be a sign that a reaction has occurred. Additional workup and review of the case is necessary to determine whether or not transfusion is the underlying cause. Solve it!

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Friedman, M.T., West, K.A., Bizargity, P., Annen, K., Gur, H.D., Hilbert, T. (2023). Reaction Infraction. In: Immunohematology, Transfusion Medicine, Hemostasis, and Cellular Therapy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-14638-1_21

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