A post-partum hemolytic-uremic-like-syndrome in a patient with pre-eclampsia: Description of a clinical case

Transfusion and Apheresis Science

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 11-14

  Iannuzzi, Mariarosaria ^a,b   Siconolfi, Patrizia ^a   D'Angelillo, Antonio ^a   Capuano, Maria ^a   Tufano, Luigi ^a   Macri, Michela ^a  

^a CARDARELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Factor H; MCP; Thrombotic microangiopathy

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ANURIA; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HEMOLYSIS; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PLASMAPHERESIS; PREECLAMPSIA; PROMOTER REGION; PUERPERIUM; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

ADULT; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; ANTIGENS, CD46; COMPLEMENT FACTOR H; FEMALE; HEMOLYSIS; HEMOLYTIC-UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; KIDNEY FAILURE; PLASMA EXCHANGE; PLASMAPHERESIS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); THROMBOSIS;

EID: 32344450807     PISSN: 14730502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transci.2005.09.007     Document Type: Conference Paper

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