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Occurrence of atypical HUS associated with influenza B.
European journal of pediatrics - 1 Apr 2017
van Hoeve Karen, Vandermeulen Corinne, Van Ranst Marc, Levtchenko Elena, van den Heuvel Lambert, Mekahli Djalila
Abstract excerpt
Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is a disease characterized by thrombotic microangiopathy with a triad of non-immune hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, and renal impairment. Approximately 10% of cases of HUS are classified as atypical (aHUS). While today many genetically forms of aHUS pathology are known, only about 50% of carriers precipitate the disease. The reason remains unclear, and triggering events like...
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