Rare Case Report-Bombay Blood Group & its Transfusion Impact

Abstract

The Bombay Blood Group is the rarest blood group first reported in Bombay, India. 55 year old female patient who
is admitted in Zydus Hospital with planned spine surgery . For preoperative major profile blood sample was sent to
our blood bank for grouping & other lab investigations. Both forward and reverse grouping were done by GAMMA
Immucor Automation (microplate method) resulting discrepancy between forward and reverse grouping. Both are
important for safe transfusion, if not followed may lead to people with Bombay blood group not being detected,
categorized as O group and cause severe hymolytic reaction. So therefore reverse or serum grouping is
necessary to detect this group. We present one rare case which was diagnosed in our hospital.