Open AccessLupus nephritis combined with renal injury due to thrombotic thrombocytopaenic purpura-haemolytic uraemic syndrome
Author(s) -
Fan Yu,
Ying Tan,
MingHui Zhao
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
nephrology dialysis transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.654
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1460-2385
pISSN - 0931-0509
DOI - 10.1093/ndt/gfp421
Subject(s) - medicine , lupus nephritis , thrombotic microangiopathy , gastroenterology , autoantibody , systemic lupus erythematosus , nephritis , immunology , antibody , disease
Thrombotic thrombocytopaenic purpura-haemolytic uraemic syndrome (TTP-HUS) in SLE was reported mainly in isolated case reports. The aim of this study is to investigate the clinical and pathological features, outcome and possible pathogenesis of TTP-HUS in patients with lupus nephritis.
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