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Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome with peripheral gangrene and homocysteinemia in a child

Author(s) -

Molham Alahmad,

Lubna Kharita,

Hala Wannous

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

oxford medical case reports

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.169

H-Index - 9

ISSN - 2053-8855

DOI - 10.1093/omcr/omaa048

Subject(s) - medicine , atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome , methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase , girl , gangrene , pediatrics , immunology , surgery , genetics , gene , genotype , antibody , complement system , biology

Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) is a rare, progressive, life-threating disease that frequently has a genetic component; it is usually caused by familial, sporadic or idiopathic reasons. We report a case of aHUS in a 21-month-old girl with coexisting of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase mutations, homocysteinemia and thalassemia minor complicated by peripheral gangrene as extrarenal manifestation.

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