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What Causes Abscesses On Stomach, Armpit, Leg And Knee After Blood Transfusion?

Posted on Wed, 26 Aug 2015

Question: Hello i had a c-section 7 weeks ago and i lost a lot of blood, i ended up getting 5 bags of ab negative blood transfused, now im told that i have anemia and since i have had various Abscess on my stomach, under arm, leg and now knee. i had never had one before and im wondering if it could be a side effect of the transfusions.

Answered by Dr. Shailja Puri (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
What is the time elapsed between blood transfusion and abscess development?

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query on HealthcareMagic.

I would like to know that after how much time the abscesses appear post blood transfusion?
In addition, are all the abscesses superficial i.e. did all of them developed on skin?

Please let me know these facts so that I can help you further.

Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja Puri

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj

Follow up: Dr. Shailja Puri (16 minutes later)

6days after the transfusión

Answered by Dr. Shailja Puri (3 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Abscess after 6 days is unlikely to be due to blood transfusion.

Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome again,
If the abscesses appeared 6 days after blood transfusion then probably the abscesses are not due to blood transfusion.
There is some other cause for them.
Low immunity, anemia etc can predispose to infections.
The infections have to be managed in first place and hemoglobin levels has to be brought to normal level.

Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja Puri

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Neel Kudchadkar