How atypical can Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome be?

Clin Case Rep. 2014 Apr;2(2):57-9. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.59. Epub 2014 Mar 6.

Abstract

A 24-year-old man with diarrhea found to have acute renal failure with microangiopathic hemolytic anemia (MAHA). A diagnosis of hemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) was made. He was initiated on plasma exchange and hemodialysis. On day 6, he was started on eculizumab. His renal functions progressively improved. His main complication during eculizumab therapy was hypertension-related posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome.

Keywords: Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome; eculizumab; malignant hypertension; posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome.