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Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome Triggered by Acute Pancreatitis in a Patient with a Membrane Cofactor Protein (CD46) Genetic Variant.
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) - 1 Oct 2024
Mochizuki Kosuke, Toda Naohiro, Fujita Masaaki, Kurahashi Satoshi, Hirashima Hisako, Yoshioka Kazuki, Kitagawa Tomoya, Ishii Akira, Komiya Toshiyuki
Abstract excerpt
Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) is a type of HUS. We herein report a case of aHUS triggered by pancreatitis in a patient with a heterozygous variant of membrane cofactor protein (MCP; P165S), a complement-related gene. Plasma exchange therapy and hemodialysis improved thrombocytopenia and anemia without leading to end-stage kidney disease. This MCP heterozygous variant was insufficient to cause aHUS on...
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