DOI: 10.36347/sjmcr.2023.v11i04.014

Pages: 476-480

Acute post-transfusion pneumopathy or TRALI (acronym for ''transfusion-related acute lung injury''), is defined by an acute respiratory distress syndrome occurring within six hours of a transfusion. It is a classic complication of LBP (Labile Blood Products) transfusion. Recent data have contributed to a better understanding of its mechanisms, two of which are well defined: an immunological conflict on the one hand, and activation of neutrophils by lipid factors on the other. The treatment of TRALI is of lesional pulmonary edema: oxygen therapy and respiratory assistance. We report a case of acute post-transfusion pneumonia, which occurred in a 23-year-old young man following the transfusion of a platelet pellet.