title: Renal transplantation in patients with classical haemolytic-uraemic syndrome.
abstract: Eighteen records from children with renal transplants (RT) and classical haemolytic-uraemic syndrome (HUS) were reviewed. The mean oliguric period was 17.9 +/- 7.5 days; the interval between acute phase and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) was 9.3 +/- 5.2 years. HUS was the most frequent cause of renal transplantation (23.4%). There were no significant differences between patients with HUS and controls (children with RT but without HUS), regarding renal function, frequency of rejections, renal survival (HUS 65%, controls 57%) or patient survival (94.4% and 96.6%, respectively) after 9 years. None had clinical or histopathological evidence of HUS recurrence in the allograft. Of all children with living-related donors (LRD), renal survival after 3 years was longer for those who received cyclosporin A (CSA) (HUS and controls 86%) than for those who did not receive it (HUS 50%, controls 53%). Classical HUS is a frequent cause of ESRD in Argentina. The duration of the acute oliguric period is a good predictor of the likelihood of progression to chronicity. In the classical form of HUS there is no recurrence in the allograft. CSA and LRD can be used without risk in renal transplantation of children with classical HUS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Bassani
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ferraris
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Gianantonio
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ruiz
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ramirez
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016572:Cyclosporine / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D006463:Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000209:etiology; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D011184:Postoperative Period; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors; D014022:Tissue Survival; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous
chemical_list: D016572:Cyclosporine