title: Triggering of atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome by influenza A (H1N1).
abstract: We report a case of atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) triggered by influenza A (H1N1) in a 17-year-old boy with a mutation in the gene (CD46) encoding the transmembrane complement regulator membrane cofactor protein. The patient recovered completely following treatment with oseltamivir, plasma exchange, and hemodialysis. We describe the case and discuss this unusual association of diseases.
authors.affiliation: Intensive Care Unit, Hospital de Santa Cruz, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental, Lisbon, Portugal. diogo_pb@sapo.pt
authors.forename: Diogo
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bento
authors.forename: Joana
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mapril
authors.forename: Carla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rocha
authors.forename: Kevin J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Marchbank
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kavanagh
authors.forename: Dawn
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Barge
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Strain
authors.forename: Timothy H J
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Goodship
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Meneses-Oliveira
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D006463:Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D053118:Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male