Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome in a patient with protein-losing enteropathy

• Published in: Journal of international medical research Vol. 47; no. 8; pp. 4027 - 4032
• Main Authors: Hanna, Ramy M., Hasnain, Huma, Abdelnour, Lama, Yanny, Beshoy, Burwick, Richard M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.08.2019; Sage Publications Ltd; SAGE Publishing
• Subjects: Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome - etiology; Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome - pathology; Case Report and Case Series; Complement Activation; Female; Humans; Middle Aged; Monoclonal antibodies; Prognosis; Protein-Losing Enteropathies - complications; Proteins; Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome; eculizumab; thrombotic microangiopathy; protein-losing enteropathy; hypoalbuminemia; hemolysis

Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) is an ultra-rare disease induced by many triggers, all of which produce a common end phenotype of microangiopathic hemolysis and thrombotic microangiopathy. We herein describe a 63-year-old woman with ongoing protein-losing enteropathy and frequent transudat...