title: High frequency of acquired ADAMTS13 deficiency after hemolysis in Hemiscorpius Lepturus (scorpion) stung children.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To estimate the frequency of acquired ADAMTS13 deficiency in severe cases of Hemiscorpius lepturus stung patients and the frequency of acute kidney injury (AKI) in these patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sixty scorpion stung children who were referred with severe hemolysis and hemoglobinuria were studied. None of them had received blood products and no one had a past medical history of renal failure.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Plasma levels of ADAMTS13 and ADAMTS13 antibody (IgG) were measured using ELISA. ADAMTS13 was decreased in 91.7 % of patients and the anti-ADAMTS13 antibody (Ab) was increased in 98.3 %. ADAMTS13 decreased in all of the patients with acute kidney injury and none of those with normal levels of ADAMTS13 developed renal failure; all patients with AKI had also increased levels of ADAMTS13Ab. Acute kidney injury was found in 23.3 % and had significant association with severe anemia, thrombocytopenia, pyuria, hematuria and considerable proteinuria (p < 0.001). Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) and Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) developed in 6.7 % and 10 % respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The index findings demonstrate that Hemiscorpius lepturus sting is usually associated with ADAMTS13 deficiency, and increased ADAMTS13 autoantibody. These combined mechanisms may contribute to scorpion sting-induced coagulopathies and may predispose patients to develop DIC and HUS.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Abuzar Children's Hospital, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, 6163933874, Iran, dr_ehsan_valavi@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Ehsan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Valavi
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ahmadzadeh
authors.forename: Parisa
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Amoori
authors.forename: Aidin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Daneshgar
mesh_terms: D051722:ADAM Proteins / Q000172:deficiency*; D000071120:ADAMTS13 Protein; D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006461:Hemolysis; D006463:Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D065008:Scorpion Stings / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D051722:ADAM Proteins; D000071120:ADAMTS13 Protein; C099604:ADAMTS13 protein, human
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