Critical appraisal of eculizumab for atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome

Journal of Blood Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue , 2016, Pages 39-72

  Palma, Lilian M Pereira ^a   Langman, Craig B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute kidney injury; Alternative complement pathway; Complement blockade; ESRD; Kidney; Thrombotic microangiopathy

Indexed keywords

ECULIZUMAB;

END STAGE RENAL DISEASE; GENE MUTATION; HEMOLYSIS; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMMUNE DYSREGULATION; KIDNEY INJURY; MORTALITY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PLASMA TRANSFUSION; PROTEINURIA; QUALITY OF LIFE ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA;

EID: 84992309323     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11792736     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/JBM.S36249     Document Type: Review

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