VERRINA , Enrico Eugenio

: Nephrotic syndrome affects about 2-7 per 100,000 children yearly and accounts for less than 15% of end stage kidney disease. Steroids still represent the cornerstone of therapy achieving remission in 75-90% of the cases The remaining part result as steroid resistant nephrotic syndrome, characterized by the elevated risk of developing end...

Background: Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is a thrombotic microangiopathy characterized by intravascular hemolysis. It can be classified as either typical, primarily caused by Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) infection, or as atypical HUS (aHUS), which results from uncontrolled complement activation. Methods: We report the case...

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