Phenotype frequencies of blood group systems (Rh, Kell, Kidd, Duffy, MNS, P, Lewis, and Lutheran) in blood donors of south Gujarat, India.

Background: This is the first study on phenotype frequencies of various blood group systems in blood donors of south Gujarat, India using conventional tube technique.

Material And Methods: A total of 115 "O" blood group donors from three different blood banks of south Gujarat were typed for D, C, c, E, e, K, Jk(a), Le(a), Le(b), P1, M, and N antigens using monoclonal antisera and k, Kp(a), Kp(b), Fy(a),Fy(b), Jk(b), S,s, Lu(a), and Lu(b) antigens were typed using polyclonal antisera employing Indirect Antiglobulin Test. Antigens and phenotype frequencies were expressed as percentages.

Lepromatous lymphadenitis masquerading as lymphoma.

A 70-year-old male presented with multiple lymphadenopathy and a strong clinical suspicion of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Cervical and axillary nodes were excised and were sent for histopathological evaluation, which revealed aggregates of lepra cells loaded with lepra bacilli. Clinicians practising in leprosy endemic areas should keep lepromatous lymphadenitis in mind while investigating patients with lymphadenopathy.