Late renal recovery after treatment over 1 year post-onset in an atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome: a case report

Late renal recovery after treatment over 1 year post-onset in an atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome: a case report

Abstract Background Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) is a life-threatening disease that leads to end-stage kidney disease if only a poor response to plasma exchanges (PEs) or eculizumab therapy is achieved. Case presentation A 58-year-old Japanese man presented with thrombocytopenia, anemia...

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Main Authors: Yusuke Kuroki, Koji Mitsuiki, Kaneyasu Nakagawa, Kazuhiko Tsuruya, Ritsuko Katafuchi, Hideki Hirakata, Toshiaki Nakano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
Subjects:
Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome
Mesangiolysis
Late renal recovery
Platelet normalization
Eculizumab
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-020-01897-4

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