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Eculizumab therapy on a patient with co-existent lupus nephritis and C3 mutation-related atypical haemolytic uremic syndrome: a case report.
BMC nephrology - 10 Mar 2021
Kim Mi Jung, Lee Haekyung, Kim Yon Hee, Jin So Young, Kim Hee-Jin, Oh Doyeun, Jeon Jin Seok
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BACKGROUND: Thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA), a rare but serious complication of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), is associated with poor outcomes to conventional immunosuppressive therapy. Recently, eculizumab, a humanised monoclonal antibody that blocks the complement factor 5, has been known to effectively treat atypical haemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS). Here, we report a case of aHUS co-existing with...
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