Urine Protein/Creatinine Ratio in Thrombotic Microangiopathies: A Simple Test to Facilitate Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura and Hemolytic and Uremic Syndrome Diagnosis

Urine Protein/Creatinine Ratio in Thrombotic Microangiopathies: A Simple Test to Facilitate Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura and Hemolytic and Uremic Syndrome Diagnosis

Background: Early diagnosis of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) versus hemolytic and uremic syndrome (HUS) is critical for the prompt initiation of specific therapies. Objective: To evaluate the diagnostic performance of the proteinuria/creatininuria ratio (PU/CU) for TTP versus HUS. Patien...

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Main Authors: Laure Burguet, Benjamin Taton, Mathilde Prezelin-Reydit, Sébastien Rubin, Walter Picard, Didier Gruson, Anne Ryman, Cécile Contin-Bordes, Paul Coppo, Christian Combe, Yahsou Delmas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-01-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
diagnosis
differential
hemolytic-uremic syndrome
proteinuria
purpura
thrombotic thrombocytopenic
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/11/3/648

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