Microangiopathic haemolytic anaemia before and after renal transplantation.
A patient who developed chronic renal failure secondary to the haemolytic uraemic syndrome subsequently developed life threatening microangiopathic haemolytic anaemia following renal transplantation. Transplant nephrectomy was necessary to prevent the progression of thrombocytopenia and associated pulmonary haemorrhage.
D000293:Adolescent; D000743:Anemia, Hemolytic / Q000209:etiology*; D006084:Graft Rejection; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D014511:Uremia / Q000150:complications