Nephrology · Nephrology / Thrombotic microangiopathies
Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome
also: aHUS
Complement-mediated thrombotic microangiopathy not caused by Shiga toxin.
- Specialty
- Nephrology
- Subspecialty
- Nephrology / Thrombotic microangiopathies
- Sex & age distribution
- Male: affected; Female: affected; Children: yes
- Gene(s) involved
- C3, CD46, CFB, CFH, CFI, DGKE, PLG, THBD
- Alternative names & eponyms
- aHUS
Etiology & mechanism
Uncontrolled alternative complement pathway activation.
Gene(s) involved (8)
Symptoms & signs (6)
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2 shared
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hypertension, thrombocytopenia
2 shared
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anemia, fatigue
2 shared
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anemia, fatigue
2 shared
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anemia, thrombocytopenia
1 shared
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hypertension
1 shared
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thrombocytopenia
1 shared
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hypertension
1 shared
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fatigue
1 shared
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fatigue
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