Bevacizumab-induced atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome and treatment with eculizumab [PDF]
Bevacizumab (Avastin) is a recombinant humanized monoclonal antibody used for the management of various solid malignancies including colorectal, lung, brain, renal, and ovarian cancers as well as age-related macular degeneration of the eye.
Daulath Singh +4 more
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A young woman presented with an acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. Her clinical course was complicated by cardiogenic shock and acute renal failure. Work-up revealed thrombocytopenia and hemolytic anemia.
Edward Chau, MD, MS +8 more
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Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome in Pregnancy and Postpartum [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Pregnancy is associated with various forms of thrombotic microangiopathy, including hemolytic uremic syndrome. A previous small French study suggested that pregnancy-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome was to be included in the spectrum of ...
Remuzzi, G. +25 more
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Perinatal outcomes in normotensive versus hypertensive HELLP syndrome
Abstract Objective To compare maternal and neonatal outcomes between women with hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelets (HELLP) syndrome with and without associated hypertension. Methods This was a retrospective cohort study at a tertiary university‐affiliated medical center including all singleton HELLP cases >24 weeks gestation (January ...
Matan Anteby +4 more
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How I treat thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura and atypical haemolytic uraemic syndrome [PDF]
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) and atypical haemolytic uraemic syndrome (aHUS) are acute, rare life-threatening thrombotic microangiopathies that require rapid diagnosis and treatment.
Goodship, T, Scully, M
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Rare Presentation of Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome in an Adult [PDF]
Thrombotic microangiopathies (TMA) are disorders characterized by microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, and microthrombi leading to organ dysfunction.
Cook, Christopher +3 more
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Pathogenic Variants in Complement Genes and Risk of Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome Relapse after Eculizumab Discontinuation [PDF]
International audienceBACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The complement inhibitor eculizumab has dramatically improved the outcome of atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome.
Delmas, Yahsou +50 more
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Inborn errors of immunity in children with neuroinflammation
Abstract Inborn errors of immunity (IEIs), an expanding group of monogenic disorders with diverse clinical manifestations, are increasingly recognized to include neuroinflammatory disease. Examples of diseases included under this umbrella are Aicardi–Goutières syndrome, deficiency of adenosine deaminase 2, familial haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis ...
Eppie M Yiu +5 more
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Critical Appraisal Of Eculizumab For Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome [PDF]
The biology of atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome has been shown to involve inability to limit activation of the alternative complement pathway, with subsequent damage to systemic endothelial beds and the vasculature, resulting in the prototypic findings
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Comparative 3‐Year Allograft Outcomes for Recipients of Kidneys From SARS‐CoV‐2 NAT‐Positive Donors
In this retrospective single‐center study of 220 kidney transplants from SARS‐CoV‐2 NAT+, NAT+ with COVID as cause of death (CoV‐COD) and NATneg donors, we found no significant difference in rejection or kidney pathologies at 1 year, and death, graft loss, or eGFR at 3 years by CoV‐donor status.
Christine E. Koval +5 more
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