Hemolytic-uremic syndrome classification
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Overview
HUS may be classified according etiology into 4 subtypes including diarrhoea-associated HUS, non-diarrhea-associated HUS (D−HUS), Streptococcus pneumoniae‐associated HUS, diacylglycerol kinase‐ε (DGKE)‐associated HUS.
Classification
Hemolytic-Uremic syndrome (HUS) may be classified as follows:
Typical Or Diarrhea Related
- Shiga-Toxin producing E.Coli/ Shigella infection
Atypical or Non Diarrheal
Primary Causes
- Complement Factor abnormalities
References
- ↑ Fang CJ, Fremeaux-Bacchi V, Liszewski MK, Pianetti G, Noris M, Goodship TH; et al. (2008). "Membrane cofactor protein mutations in atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS), fatal Stx-HUS, C3 glomerulonephritis, and the HELLP syndrome". Blood. 111 (2): 624–32. doi:10.1182/blood-2007-04-084533. PMC 2200836. PMID 17914026.
- ↑ Marinozzi MC, Vergoz L, Rybkine T, Ngo S, Bettoni S, Pashov A; et al. (2014). "Complement factor B mutations in atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome-disease-relevant or benign?". J Am Soc Nephrol. 25 (9): 2053–65. doi:10.1681/ASN.2013070796. PMC 4147975. PMID 24652797.