title: Postpartum hemolytic uremic syndrome with a more severe liver involvement.
abstract: A 22-year-old woman presented with postpartum hemolytic uremic syndrome with a more severe hepatic involvement. The patient was dialysed and successfully treated with plasma infusion and intravenous immunoglobulin. Two months following discharge her creatinine clearance was 105 ml/min/1.73 m2, 99mTc DTPA scan and brain CT were normal. Here child is also alive and healthy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mocan
authors.forename: M Z
authors.initials: MZ
authors.lastname: Mocan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016913:Blood Component Transfusion; D005260:Female; D006463:Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D010949:Plasma; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D006435:Renal Dialysis
chemical_list: D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous