Successful treatment of hemochromatosis with renal tubular dysgenesis in a preterm infant

We report the first surviving case of neonatal hemochromatosis with renal tubular dysgenesis. Renal failure was treated with peritoneal dialysis. Although hepatic failure from neonatal hemochromatosis was progressive, repeated exchange transfusions improved jaundice and coagulopathy. The patient gai...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Koura, Uta, Horikawa, Shinjiro, Okabe, Mako, Kawasaki, Yukako, Makimoto, Masami, Mizuta, Koichi, Yoshida, Taketoshi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 2015
Materias:
Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4551327/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26331014
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.306
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Sumario:We report the first surviving case of neonatal hemochromatosis with renal tubular dysgenesis. Renal failure was treated with peritoneal dialysis. Although hepatic failure from neonatal hemochromatosis was progressive, repeated exchange transfusions improved jaundice and coagulopathy. The patient gained weight and received a liver transplantation from her father.

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