| Literature DB >> 24290245 |
Gianluigi Ardissino1, Francesca Tel2, Sara Testa2, Angelo Valerio Marzano3, Riccardo Lazzari3, Stefania Salardi2, Alberto Edefonti2.
Abstract
Skin involvement in atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) is very uncommon and therefore often unrecognized as a specific symptom of aHUS. We describe 3 cases of patients with aHUS who developed skin lesions that completely recovered when disease-specific treatment was established. These cases suggest that in individuals with aHUS, when skin lesions of unknown origin occur, the possibility that they are due to thrombotic microangiopathy should be considered.Entities:
Keywords: Haemolytic uremic syndrome; case report; eculizumab; plasma exchange; skin; thrombotic microangiopathy
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Year: 2013 PMID: 24290245 DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2013.09.020
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Kidney Dis ISSN: 0272-6386 Impact factor: 8.860