Successful Treatment of Transplantation-associated Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome With Eculizumab

J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2018 Jan;40(1):e41-e44. doi: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000000862.

Abstract

We herein reported a 4-month-old boy with transplantation-associated atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (TA-aHUS) who was successfully treated with eculizumab. The patient diagnosed with type 3 of familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis underwent cord blood transplantation. After transplantation, he developed TA-aHUS, but plasma exchanges were unsuccessful. We identified deletions in CFH-related gene 1 (del-CFHR1) by the multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification testing procedure and CFH autoantibodies. Eculizumab has been administered to the patient, with a marked improvement being achieved in thrombocytopenia. He has been well except for the persistent microhematuria for a year after transplantation. Uncontrolled complement activation might be involved in the pathophysiology of TA-aHUS.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized / administration & dosage*
  • Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome / drug therapy*
  • Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome / etiology
  • Autoantibodies / immunology
  • Complement Factor H / deficiency
  • Complement Factor H / immunology
  • Cord Blood Stem Cell Transplantation / adverse effects*
  • Hereditary Complement Deficiency Diseases
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Kidney Diseases
  • Lymphohistiocytosis, Hemophagocytic / complications
  • Lymphohistiocytosis, Hemophagocytic / therapy
  • Male
  • Plasma Exchange
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
  • Autoantibodies
  • Complement Factor H
  • eculizumab

Supplementary concepts

  • Complement Factor H Deficiency