Hemolytic uremic syndrome after multivisceral transplantation treated with intravenous immunoglobulin
Banerjee, D.; Kupin, W.; Roth, D.
Journal of Nephrology 16(5): 733-735
2003
ISSN/ISBN: 1121-8428 PMID: 14733422 Document Number: 560031
Post transplant hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) secondary to immunosuppressive regimen is becoming more common with increasing numbers of organ transplantation. We describe a case of refractory HUS secondary to immunosuppression post multivisceral transplantation, successfully managed with plasmapheresis and intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG).