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An unusual cause of acute renal failure in sickle cell disease

A young female with sickle cell disease was treated for biopsy-proven IgA nephropathy. Serum creatinine levels resolved to normal range, but a year later, she presented with oedema, hypertension and acute renal failure. A repeat renal biopsy showed acute-on-chronic thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA)....

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Autores principales: Rockx, Marie-Antoinette, Gibson, Ian W., Reslerova, Martina
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4421385/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25949348
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ndtplus/sfp081