Therapeutic plasma exchange in Streptococcus pneumoniae-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome: a case report.

Autor: Petras ML; Department of Pathology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA. Melissa.L.Petras@hitchcock.org, Dunbar NM, Filiano JJ, Braga MS, Chobanian MC, Szczepiorkowski ZM
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of clinical apheresis [J Clin Apher] 2012; Vol. 27 (4), pp. 212-4. Date of Electronic Publication: 2012 Feb 03.
DOI: 10.1002/jca.21208
Abstrakt: Streptococcus pneumoniae-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome (pHUS) is an atypical form of HUS associated with microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia and acute renal failure. Although less common than diarrhea-associated HUS, incidence appears to be increasing. We report a case of a child with pHUS who underwent a course of therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) and had complete recovery. This report adds to the existing literature supporting TPE in cases of pHUS.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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