Pregnancy associated TMA in 13-year-old patient successfully treated with Eculizumab: case report

Abstract Background This report introduces an unusual cause of kidney failure in a previously healthy pediatric patient. She developed thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) that was diagnosed post-partum, requiring dialysis and eculizumab, with eventual recovery of kidney function ([chronic kidney diseas...

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Main Authors: Ellen Cody, Donna Claes, Veronica Taylor, Elif Erkan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-04-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-022-02766-y