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Eculizumab in atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome: long-term clinical course and histological findings.
Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) - 1 Nov 2011
Tschumi Sibylle, Gugger Mathias, Bucher Barbara S, Riedl Magdalena, Simonetti Giacomo D
Abstract excerpt
Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) is a thrombotic microangiopathy associated with defective regulation of the alternative complement pathway. The prognosis for patients with aHUS is poor, and plasma exchange represents the first-line therapy. Eculizumab is a humanized monoclonal anti-C5 antibody that prevents the activation of the terminal complement pathway. Here, we report the case of a 9-year-old girl...
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