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| Year : 2018 | Volume
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Postoperative atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome in nontransplant setting: A case report with review of literature
Anil Khetarpal, Vidhi Gupta, Urvershi Kotwal
Department of Transfusion Medicine and Blood Bank, Artemis Hospitals, Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Urvershi Kotwal
Department of Transfusion Medicine and Blood Bank, Artemis Hospitals, Gurgaon, Haryana
India
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DOI: 10.4103/GJTM.GJTM_61_17
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Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) is a clinical diagnosis characterized by a triad of microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, and renal dysfunction. Postoperative aHUS in nontransplant patients is a rare entity. The proposed underlying mechanism is complement cascade dysregulation. aHUS has high morbidity and mortality. Prompt intervention with early initiation of therapeutic plasma exchange helps in the hematological remission thus reducing morbidity.
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