Transplantation in the hemolytic-uremic syndrome.
A case history of a fifty-seven-year-old white woman with hemolytic-uremic syndrome who was successfully transplanted with a cadaver homograft is reported. A review of the pertinent literature regarding the pathophysiology of the syndrome and the experience to date with transplantation is presented.
D005260:Female; D006463:Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008875:Middle Aged; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous