Hemolytic and Uremic Syndrome after Heart Transplantation
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Ubald Assogba; Gilbert Deray; T. Petitclerc; Lucile Mercadal; Hélène Beaufils
- Source
- American Journal of Nephrology. 20:418-420
- Subject
- Adult
Male
Hemolytic anemia
medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.medical_treatment
Renal function
urologic and male genital diseases
Gastroenterology
Internal medicine
Humans
Medicine
Heart transplantation
business.industry
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
Surgery
Transplantation
surgical procedures, operative
Nephrology
Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome
Cyclosporine
Heart Transplantation
Kidney Failure, Chronic
business
Complication
Immunosuppressive Agents
Kidney disease
- Language
- ISSN
- 1421-9670
0250-8095
Two cases of hemolytic and uremic syndrome in heart transplant recipients are reported. Among solid organ transplantations, this complication mainly occurred in renal transplantation and only 1 case was reported in heart transplantation in the literature. Cyclosporine was the only etiologic factor found. The renal outcome was severe with end-stage renal failure and no recovery of the renal function despite stopping cyclosporine, corticoids and plasma exchange.