Ikushima Eigo, Hisahara Manabu, Nishijima Takuya, Uchiyama Hikaru, Onzuka Tatsushi, Ochiai Yoshie, Muta Tsuyoshi, Tokunaga Shigehiko
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Japan Community Healthcare Organization (JCHO) Kyushu Hospital, 1-8-1, Kishinoura, Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka 806-8501, Japan.
Department of Hematology/Oncology, Japan Community Healthcare Organization (JCHO) Kyushu Hospital, 1-8-1, Kishinoura, Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka 806-8501, Japan.
Case Rep Hematol. 2020 Mar 3;2020:2467953. doi: 10.1155/2020/2467953. eCollection 2020.
Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) is a thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA)-related disease that manifests as a triad of microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, and acute kidney injury (AKI) and is caused by uncontrolled activation of the complement system. We report the case of a 61-year-old woman with acute type A aortic dissection that subsequently developed into aHUS. The hematologic disorders underlying aHUS improved after treatment with the complement inhibitor eculizumab. It is important to consider aHUS when a patient clinically develops a triad of microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, and an increasing creatinine level following cardiovascular surgery.
非典型溶血性尿毒症综合征(aHUS)是一种与血栓性微血管病(TMA)相关的疾病,表现为微血管病性溶血性贫血、血小板减少和急性肾损伤(AKI)三联征,由补体系统的失控激活引起。我们报告了一例61岁女性急性A型主动脉夹层病例,该病例随后发展为aHUS。使用补体抑制剂依库珠单抗治疗后,aHUS潜在的血液系统疾病得到改善。当患者在心血管手术后临床上出现微血管病性溶血性贫血、血小板减少和肌酐水平升高三联征时,考虑aHUS很重要。