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Nephrotic syndrome associated with primary atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome

Brazilian Journal of Nephrology, 2020
Primary atypical hemolytic-uremic syndrome is a rare disease characterized by non-immune microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, and renal dysfunction; it is related to alterations in the regulation of the alternative pathway of complement ...
Diana Carolina Bello-Marquez, John Fredy Nieto-Rios, Lina Maria Serna-Higuita, Alfonso Jose Gonzalez-Vergara   +3 more
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Open-source genomic analysis of Shiga-toxin–producing E. coli O104:H4 [PDF]

, 2011
An outbreak caused by Shiga-toxin–producing Escherichia coli O104:H4 occurred in Germany in May and June of 2011, with more than 3000 persons infected. Here, we report a cluster of cases associated with a single family and describe an open-source genomic
Antoine Danchin, Cordesmeyer S, Dongfang Li, Fei Pu, Feng Xi, George F. Gao, Holger Rohde, Huanming Yang, Itoh Y, Jian Wang, Jianguo Xu, Jun Oh, Jun Wang, Junhua Li, Junjie Qin, Kuijper E, Liang Yang, Mark J. Pallen, Martin Aepfelbacher, Martin Christner, Meiru Zhao, Moritz Hentschke, Nicholas J. Loman, Peng Wang, Robin Kobbe, Ruifu Yang, Scheutz F, Sebastian Loos, Shenghui Li, Wentong Chen, Xiangna Zhao, Xianwei Yang, Yajun Song, Yangqing Peng, Yin Li, Yingrui Li, Yuanlin Guan, Yujun Cui, Zhaoxi Zhang, Zhong Cen   +39 more
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Attack of the clones: whole genome-based characterization of two closely related enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O26 epidemic lineages

BMC Genomics, 2018
Background Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) O26:H11/H−, the most common non-O157 serotype causing hemolytic uremic syndrome worldwide, are evolutionarily highly dynamic with new pathogenic clones emerging rapidly.
Lucia Karnisova, Monika Marejkova, Hana Hrbackova, Alexander Mellmann, Helge Karch, Angelika Fruth, Pavel Drevinek, Kveta Blahova, Martina Bielaszewska, Jaroslav Nunvar   +9 more
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Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2020
Background Thrombotic microangiopathy is a pathological condition comprised of microvascular thrombosis involving any organ of the body leading to thrombocytopenia, Coombs-negative hemolytic anemia, and end-organ damage.
B. M. D. B. Basnayake, A. W. M. Wazil, N. Nanayakkara, S. M. D. K. Samarakoon, E. M. S. K. Senavirathne, B. U. E. W. D. R. Thangarajah, N. Karunasena, R. M. B. S. S. Mahanama   +7 more
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Neurological involvement and MRI brain findings in an adult with hemolytic uremic syndrome: A case report

Radiology Case Reports, 2020
Hemolytic uremic syndrome is a frequent complication of shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli in pediatric population. It rarely affects adults with extremely rare neurological manifestation.
A. Abdelrahman, MD, A. Nada, MD, PhD, E. Park, A. Humera, MD   +3 more
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Cutaneous and renal glomerular vasculopathy as a cause of acute kidney injury in dogs in the UK [PDF]

, 2015
To describe the signalment, clinicopathological findings and outcome in dogs presenting with acute kidney injury (AKI) and skin lesions between November 2012 and March 2014, in whom cutaneous and renal glomerular vasculopathy (CRGV) was suspected and ...
ARDISSINO, ARDISSINO, ARONSON, BIRNBAUM, BLOMBERY, BOURHY, BOYCE, BURNENS, CARPENTER, CHANTREY, COWAN, DELL'ORCO, DICKINSON, EUBIG, FERRER, FISCHER, FOURNEL, GARCIA, GOLDFARB, GREENE, HENDRICKS, HERTZKE, HOLLOWAY, KAVANAGH, LI, MILFORD, MONAHAN, MOORE, MORRIS, MUNDAY, NORIS, PASS, REBAR, RENTKO, ROBY, ROTERMUND, RUGGENENTI, SALVADORI, SYKES, TANGEMAN, TARR, TARR, UCHIDA, VAN DEN INGH, VICTORIA, WAIKAR, WALKER   +46 more
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Genotypic Characterization of Non-O157 Shiga Toxin–Producing Escherichia coli in Beef Abattoirs of Argentina [PDF]

, 2011
The non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) contamination in carcasses and feces of 811 bovines in nine beef abattoirs from Argentina was analyzed during a period of 17 months.
Carbonari, Claudia Carolina, del Castillo, Lourdes Leonor, D´Astek, B. A., Galli, Lucía, Irino, K., Leotta, Gerardo Anibal, Masana, Marcelo, Palladino, Pablo Martín, Rivas, M., Vilacoba, Elisabet   +9 more
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Analysis of linear antibody epitopes on factor H and CFHR1 using sera of patients with autoimmune atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome [PDF]

, 2017
Introduction: In autoimmune atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS), the complement regulator factor H (FH) is blocked by FH autoantibodies, while 90% of the patients carry a homozygous deletion of its homolog complement FH-related protein 1 (CFHR1 ...
Csuka, Dorottya, Józsi, Mihály, Kelen, Kata, Prohászka, Zoltán, Reusz, György, Szabó, Attila, Szilágyi, Ágnes, Trojnár, Eszter, Uray, Katalin   +8 more
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Serological and genetic complement alterations in infection-induced and complement-mediated hemolytic uremic syndrome [PDF]

, 2016
Background: The role of complement in the atypical form of hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) has been investigated extensively in recent years. As the HUS-associated bacteria Shiga-toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) can evade the complement system ...
Bakker, J.A. (Jaap), Bouts, A.H. (Antonia), Dorresteijn, E.M. (Eiske), Goertz, J. (Joop), Gracchi, V. (Valentina), Heuvel, L.P. (Lambert) van den, Jeronimus-Klaasen, A. (Annelies), Kar, N.C. (Nicole) van de, Keijzer-Veen, M.G. (Mandy), Roos, A. (Anja), van der Molen, R.G. (Renate G.), van der Velden, T.J.A.M. (Thea J. A. M.), van Wijk, J.A.E. (Joanna A. E.), Volokhina, E.B. (Elena), Westra, D.F.   +14 more
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A rare case of renal thrombotic microangiopathy associated with Castleman’s disease [PDF]

, 2017
BACKGROUND: Castleman’s disease (CD) is an uncommon, heterogeneous lympho-proliferative disorder leading to high circulating levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF).
Chen, Ying Maggie, Cossey, L. Nicholas, Liapis, Helen, Mutneja, Ahubha   +3 more
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