Massive amorphous mass in apheresis platelet product.

A 66-year-old patient with myelodysplastic syndrome under prophylactic platelet transfusion support experienced malaise, chills, and a sudden drop in blood pressure 15 minutes after starting the transfusion of a single donor platelet's unit. 3 Ramirez-Arcos S, Alport T, Goldman M. Intermittent bacteremia detected in an asymptomatic apheresis platelet donor with repeat positive culture for Escherichia coli: a case report. Platelet concentrates (PCs), stored at room temperature, have the highest risk of bacterial contamination among labile blood components.1 We report the case of an apheresis platelet product contaminated with I Klebsiella oxytoca i showing an amorphous mass on the platelet's bag. [Extracted from the article]