Acute Myeloid Leukemia as a Trigger for Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) has not been identified as a cause of secondary hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS). This case report describes a woman who developed severe HUS at the time of AML diagnosis and responded favorably to initial treatment with eculizumab, which stabilized her condition and allo...

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Autores: El Bachouti, J., Domínguez-Guasch, A.|||0000-0002-9322-7479, Arce, Y., Oñate, Guadalupe|||0000-0003-2180-2371, Marco, H.|||0000-0003-3454-5837, Díaz Encarnación, Montserrat Mercedes|||0000-0001-5172-3370, Guirado, Luis|||0000-0001-5119-3912, Torra Balcells, Roser|||0000-0001-8714-2332, Barros, Xoana|||0000-0001-9690-9769
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Recursos:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:309299
Acesso em linha:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/309299
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.3390/jcm13216468
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Acute myeloid leukemia
Eculizumab
Hemolytic uremic syndrome
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Resumo:Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) has not been identified as a cause of secondary hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS). This case report describes a woman who developed severe HUS at the time of AML diagnosis and responded favorably to initial treatment with eculizumab, which stabilized her condition and allowed for treatment of the AML. After one year, with stable renal function and genetic studies reported as normal, eculizumab was successfully discontinued. The prompt use of eculizumab was critical to the patient's survival and improvement in renal function, highlighting the efficacy of early eculizumab treatment in secondary HUS.