Al-Ahmad Molham, Kharita Lubna, Wannous Hala
Faculty of Medicine, Damascus University, Damascus, Syria.
Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Damascus University, Children's Hospital, Damascus, Syria.
Oxf Med Case Reports. 2020 Jul 24;2020(7):omaa048. doi: 10.1093/omcr/omaa048. eCollection 2020 Jul.
Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) is a rare, progressive, life-threating disease that frequently has a genetic component; it is usually caused by familial, sporadic or idiopathic reasons. We report a case of aHUS in a 21-month-old girl with coexisting of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase mutations, homocysteinemia and thalassemia minor complicated by peripheral gangrene as extrarenal manifestation.
非典型溶血性尿毒症综合征(aHUS)是一种罕见的、进行性的、危及生命的疾病,通常具有遗传因素;它通常由家族性、散发性或特发性原因引起。我们报告一例21个月大女童患aHUS的病例,该患儿同时存在亚甲基四氢叶酸还原酶突变、高同型半胱氨酸血症和轻度地中海贫血,并伴有外周坏疽这一肾外表现。