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Successful treatment of thrombotic microangiopathy associated with dengue infection: A case report and literature review.

John Fredy Nieto-RíosMaría Fernanda Álvarez BarrenecheSara Catalina PenagosDiana Carolina Bello MárquezLina María Serna HiguitaIsabel Cristina Ramírez-Sánchez
Published in: Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation Society (2018)
Dengue infection has been associated with multiple renal complications, including glomerulonephritis, acute tubular necrosis, tubulointerstitial nephritis, and thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA), this last one being a rare complication of dengue, with only a few reported cases. TMA associated with dengue can be explained by an alteration in the activity of the enzyme ADAMTS13, leading to thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura; or it can be secondary to direct or indirect endothelial injury by the virus, which leads to hemolytic uremic syndrome. Here, we present a case of severe TMA, not related to ADAMTS13, which was clearly associated with dengue infection.
Keyphrases
  • zika virus
  • aedes aegypti
  • dengue virus
  • drug induced
  • endothelial cells
  • liver failure
  • risk factors
  • intensive care unit
  • mechanical ventilation