| Literature DB >> 29178379 |
John Fredy Nieto-Ríos1, María Fernanda Álvarez Barreneche2, Sara Catalina Penagos2, Diana Carolina Bello Márquez3, Lina Maria Serna-Higuita4, Isabel Cristina Ramírez Sánchez5.
Abstract
Dengue infection has been associated with multiple renal complications, including glomerulonephritis, acute tubular necrosis, tubulointerstitial nephritis, and thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA), this last one being a rare complication of dengue, with only a few reported cases. TMA associated with dengue can be explained by an alteration in the activity of the enzyme ADAMTS13, leading to thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura; or it can be secondary to direct or indirect endothelial injury by the virus, which leads to hemolytic uremic syndrome. Here, we present a case of severe TMA, not related to ADAMTS13, which was clearly associated with dengue infection.Entities:
Keywords: acute kidney injury; dengue infection; hemolytic uremic syndrome; plasma exchange therapy; thrombotic microangiopathy
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Year: 2018 PMID: 29178379 DOI: 10.1111/tid.12824
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Transpl Infect Dis ISSN: 1398-2273 Impact factor: 2.228