Clinical case of recurrent aHUS after allogeneic cadaveric kidney transplantation

Abstract

Introduction. Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) is a systemic orphan disease that reproduces as an uncontrolled activation of the alternative pathway of the complement system and is expressed as systemic thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA). The classical triad of aHUS symptoms are hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, and acute kidney injury (AKI). Currently, diagnosis of aHUS is a diagnosis of exclusion and has no pathognomonic features. It is established based on the clinical presentation of the disease after excluding other forms of TMA, Objective: to increase physicians’ awareness of this rare disease, the diagnosis and treatment of aHUS using a clinical case study.Conclusion. Early diagnosis of aHUS is extremely important, as timely targeted therapy can significantly improve or completely restore the functions of the affected organ.

Keywords

• atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome
• thrombotic microangiopathy
• kidney transplantation
• eculizumab
• hemolytic anemia
• thrombocytopenia