An update for atypical haemolytic uraemic syndrome: Diagnosis and treatment. A consensus document

Nefrologia

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 27-45

  Campistol, Josep M ^a   Arias, Manuel ^b   Ariceta, Gema ^c   Blasco, Miguel ^a   Espinosa, Mario ^d   Grinyó, Josep M ^e   Praga, Manuel ^f   Torra, Roser ^g   Vilalta, Ramón ^c   De Córdoba, Santiago Rodríguez ^h  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MARQUÉS DE VALDECILLA   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL MATERNO INFANTIL VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO REINA SOFÍA   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

^f HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

^g FUNDACIÓ PUIGVERT   (Spain)

^h CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome; Complement; Eculizumab; Thrombotic microangiopathy

Indexed keywords

ECULIZUMAB; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ALGORITHM; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW;

ALGORITHMS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL, HUMANIZED; HEMOLYTIC-UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 84873723582     PISSN: 02116995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3265/Nefrologia.pre2012.Nov.11781     Document Type: Review

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