SPONTANEOUS REMISSION OF NEPHROTIC SYNDROME IN HUS-TTP
Authors : Neşe Karaaslan Biyikli, Harika Alpay, Yüksel Yilmaz, Işıl Barlan
Pages : 45-48
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Publication Date : 2016-12-03
Article Type : Other
Abstract :We report a three-year-old girl with thrombotic microangiopathy, severe encephalopathy and nephrotic syndrome. She presented with encephalopathy, oliguria and edema with laboratory findings of thrombocytopenia, anemia, heavy proteinuria, and elevated liver enzymes and blood urea nitrogen. The encephalopathy lasted for 7 days where as the nephrotic syndrome lasted for over a month. Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) - thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) with severe neurological involvement and nephrotic syndrome that improved without any sequelae was discussed. Key Words: HUS-TTP, Encephalopathy, Central nervous system involvement, Nephrotic syndromeKeywords :