Treatment with Ultomiris (ravulizumab) led to rapid blood and kidney recovery in a 12-year-old girl with atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) associated with a rare genetic mutation, according to a case report. The girl developed acute kidney failure, thrombocytopenia (low counts of platelets, small cell fragments that help…
Discussion
Factor XIII (FXIII) activity was lower in samples collected during acute episodes of atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS), while levels of one of its subunits, FXIII-B, were higher in samples collected during remission, suggesting FXIII-B may serve as a marker of disease activity. “Free FXIII-B emerges as a promising…
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