Successful treatment of a Streptococcus pneumoniae-associated haemolytic uraemic syndrome by eculizumab

Haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) is a rare complication of invasive infection by Streptococcus pneumoniae (SP-HUS), especially in adults. Here we report an unusual case of a 53-year-old man presenting SP-HUS with severe multivisceral involvement. After failure of supportive care and plasma exchange...

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Publicado no:Clin Kidney J
Main Authors: Jeantet, Guillaume, Pernin, Vincent, Brunot, Vincent, Roccabianca, Arnaud, Macombe, Anouk, Szwarc, Ilan, Klouche, Kada, Loirat, Chantal, Mourad, Georges, Frémeaux-Bacchi, Véronique, Le Quintrec, Moglie
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado em: Oxford University Press 2018
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Infection
Acesso em linha:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6366139/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30746136
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ckj/sfy019
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