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PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY
Volume 29, Issue 1, Pages 75-83Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00467-013-2558-9
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Acute kidney injury; Anti-complement factor H autoantibody; Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome.; Children; Cyclophosphamide
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Anti-complement factor H (CFH) autoantibody (Ab)-associated atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) has a poor prognosis, but no consensus exists on its treatment. We report the follow-up of four children with anti-CFH Ab (8,000 to > 32,000 arbitrary units)-associated aHUS after plasma exchanges (PEs), prednisone, and cyclophosphamide pulse therapy with the evolution of anti-CFH Ab titers and kidney function. Patient 1 received PEs + prednisone + cyclophosphamide pulses after two relapses following PEs and then PEs + rituximab. The other three patients were treated with PEs + prednisone + cyclophosphamide pulses as a first-line therapy. In our four patients, the induction protocol combining PEs + prednisone + cyclophosphamide pulses led to a rapid and sustained remission up to 6 years, 4 years and 4 months without any maintenance therapy. Kidney function was normal and anti-CFH Ab titer decreased, but remained detectable during remission without any clinical or biological signs of relapse. We demonstrate the long-term efficiency and safety of cyclophosphamide pulses combined with PEs and prednisone in anti-CFH Ab-associated aHUS leading to a prolonged decrease in anti-CFH Ab titers and prevention of relapses without the need for maintenance therapy.
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