Skin involvement in atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 652-655

  Ardissino, Gianluigi ^a   Tel, Francesca ^a   Testa, Sara ^a   Marzano, Angelo Valerio ^a   Lazzari, Riccardo ^a   Salardi, Stefania ^a   Edefonti, Alberto ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

case report; eculizumab; Haemolytic uremic syndrome; plasma exchange; skin; thrombotic microangiopathy

Indexed keywords

ECULIZUMAB; FRESH FROZEN PLASMA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; END STAGE RENAL DISEASE; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMAN; MALE; PLASMAPHERESIS; SKIN DEFECT; THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA;

CASE REPORT; ECULIZUMAB; HAEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; PLASMA EXCHANGE; SKIN; THROMBOTIC MICROANGIOPATHY;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL, HUMANIZED; COMPLEMENT FACTOR H; FEMALE; HEMOLYTIC-UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMANS; MALE; PLASMA EXCHANGE; SKIN; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 84896964462     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: 15236838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2013.09.020     Document Type: Article

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