Lucas Percheron, Raluca Gramada, Stéphanie Tellier, Remi Salomon, Jérôme Harambat, Brigitte Llanas, Marc Fila, Emma Allain-Launay, Anne-Laure Lapeyraque, Valerie Leroy, Anne-Laure Adra, Etienne Bérard, Guylhène Bourdat-Michel, Hassid Chehade, Philippe Eckart, Elodie Merieau, Christine Piètrement, Anne-Laure Sellier-Leclerc, Véronique Frémeaux-Bacchi, Chloe Dimeglio, Arnaud Garnier
BACKGROUND: Hemolytic uremic syndrome related to Shiga-toxin-secreting Escherichia coli infection (STEC-HUS) remains a common cause of acute kidney injury in young children. No specific treatment has been validated for this severe disease. Recently, experimental studies highlight the potential role of complement in STEC-HUS pathophysiology. Eculizumab (EC), a monoclonal antibody against terminal complement complex, has been used in severe STEC-HUS patients, mostly during the 2011 German outbreak, with conflicting results...
August 2018: Pediatric Nephrology