Acute Pancreatitis as a Trigger for Thrombotic Microangiopathy: A Case Report

  • Adragão F
  • Nabais I
  • Reis R
  • et al.
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Abstract

Thrombotic microangiopathies (TMA) are a group of disorders characterized by generalized microvascular occlusion, thrombocytopenia, and microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, which may present with organ dysfunction. These include hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) among others. The triad of anemia, thrombocytopenia, and acute kidney injury is the hallmark of HUS. It can be associated with Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli infection, complement-mediated (atypical HUS), coagulation or metabolism-mediated (predominantly in children of less than one year of age), or secondary HUS with the coexisting disease. HUS is a potentially fatal condition irrespective of its cause, and hence the diagnosis and management approach must be swift. The treatment is support-based; however, in severe cases, the use of plasmapheresis has shown favorable outcomes. In this report, we discuss a case of a 30-year-old male who presented with acalculous acute pancreatitis with HUS, a rare case of secondary HUS previously reported in a few case reports.

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Adragão, F., Nabais, I., Reis, R., Pereira, B., & Ramos, A. (2021). Acute Pancreatitis as a Trigger for Thrombotic Microangiopathy: A Case Report. Cureus. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.20103

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