Table 3.

Supportive clinical and laboratory features further differentiating TACO from TRALI

Supportive clinical and laboratory featuresTACOTRALI
Neck veins Distended Normal 
Auscultation Rales, S3 Rales, No S3 
Blood pressure Hypertension Hypotension 
Body temperature Fever may be present (1/3 of patients)36  Febrile 
White blood cell count Unknown Transient leukopenia (infrequent) and mild thrombocytopenia37-40  
Leukocyte antibodies Unknown May be present (±80%)41 
Anti-HLA class I antibodies 
Anti-HLA class II antibodies 
Anti-HNA antibodies 
Posttransfusion cytokines49-51,59  IL-6 increased IL-6 increased 
IL-8 not increased IL-8 increased 
IL-10 increased IL-10 not increased 
No changes in TNF-α, GM-CSF No changes in TNF-α, GM-CSF 
Supportive clinical and laboratory featuresTACOTRALI
Neck veins Distended Normal 
Auscultation Rales, S3 Rales, No S3 
Blood pressure Hypertension Hypotension 
Body temperature Fever may be present (1/3 of patients)36  Febrile 
White blood cell count Unknown Transient leukopenia (infrequent) and mild thrombocytopenia37-40  
Leukocyte antibodies Unknown May be present (±80%)41 
Anti-HLA class I antibodies 
Anti-HLA class II antibodies 
Anti-HNA antibodies 
Posttransfusion cytokines49-51,59  IL-6 increased IL-6 increased 
IL-8 not increased IL-8 increased 
IL-10 increased IL-10 not increased 
No changes in TNF-α, GM-CSF No changes in TNF-α, GM-CSF 

Modified from Skeate et al.35 

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