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An Atypical Cause Of Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome, Abhinav Sharma, Carolina De Elia, Eric Arguelles, Christine L. Gilkerson
An Atypical Cause Of Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome, Abhinav Sharma, Carolina De Elia, Eric Arguelles, Christine L. Gilkerson
Marshall Journal of Medicine
Atypical hemolytic syndrome is an extremely rare, life threatening, progressive disease. Approximately one to two cases per million are seen annually in the US (3,4). It is known to be associated with variety of conditions including infections, drugs, autoimmune conditions, vaccination, malignancy, organ transplantation, pregnancy, and metabolic conditions (11,13).We hereby describe a case of atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome associated with CABG surgery. A 58 year old female presented to the emergency department (ED) with three days of worsening shortness of breath and cold like symptoms including nausea, vomiting and rhinorrhea. Twenty six days prior to presentation she had undergone Coronary …