| Literature DB >> 19376828 |
Theresa Kwon1, Alexandre Belot, Bruno Ranchin, Véronique Baudouin, Véronique Fremeaux-Bacchi, Marie-Agnès Dragon-Durey, Pierre Cochat, Chantal Loirat.
Abstract
We report two cases of children who presented with haemolytic uraemic syndrome following varicella infection. One of them had a membrane cofactor protein mutation, and the other had anti-factor H antibodies. These observations show that infectious agents such as varicella-zoster virus may be the trigger of haemolytic uraemic syndrome in patients with complement dysregulation.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19376828 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfp166
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nephrol Dial Transplant ISSN: 0931-0509 Impact factor: 5.992