[TTP or HUS? About a case revealing an IgA nephropathy]

Nephrol Ther. 2014 Dec;10(7):532-6. doi: 10.1016/j.nephro.2014.10.001.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Thrombotic microangiopathy includes a set of conditions characterized by the association of mechanical hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia and organ failure which accurate diagnosis is sometimes difficult. We report the case of a patient who presented a thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) due to an atypical hemolytic and uremic syndrome (HUS) associated with an immunoglobulin A (IgA) nephropathy with a favorable outcome under corticosteroid.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Glomerulonephritis, IGA / complications
  • Glomerulonephritis, IGA / diagnosis*
  • Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome / complications*
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Thrombotic Microangiopathies / complications*