Varicella as a trigger of atypical haemolytic uraemic syndrome associated with complement dysfunction: Two cases

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2752-2754

  Kwon, Theresa ^a   Belot, Alexandre ^b   Ranchin, Bruno ^b   Baudouin, Véronique ^a   Fremeaux Bacchi, Véronique ^c   Dragon Durey, Marie Agns ^c   Cochat, Pierre ^b   Loirat, Chantal ^a  

^a HÔPITAL ROBERT DEBRÉ   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^c HÔPITAL EUROPÉEN GEORGES POMPIDOU   (France)

Author keywords

Anti factor H antibodies; Haemolytic uraemic syndrome; MCP mutation; Varicella

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; COMPLEMENT FACTOR H ANTIBODY; FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; MEMBRANE COFACTOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; COMPLEMENT DEFICIENCY; COMPLEMENT SYSTEM; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY BIOPSY; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS;

ANTIGENS, CD46; AUTOANTIBODIES; CHICKENPOX; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPLEMENT FACTOR H; FEMALE; HEMOLYTIC-UREMIC SYNDROME; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; MALE; POINT MUTATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 69249100433     PISSN: 09310509     EISSN: 14602385     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfp166     Document Type: Article

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