Pregnancy-Associated Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome: A Case Report with <i>MCP</i> Gene Mutation and Successful Eculizumab Treatment

• Main Authors: Alex Domínguez-Vargas (Author), Fanny Ariño (Author), Diana Silva (Author), Henry J. González-Tórres (Author), Gustavo Aroca-Martinez (Author), Eduardo Egea (Author), Carlos G. Musso (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc., 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Pregnancy-associated atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (P-aHUS) is a rare condition characterized by microangiopathic hemolytic anemia and kidney injury from thrombotic microangiopathy. P-aHUS occurs in approximately 1 in 25,000 pregnancies and is strongly related to complement dysregulation and pr...