Diffuse alveolar haemorrhage due to atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) associated with COVID-19

Respirol Case Rep. 2024 Apr 9;12(4):e01350. doi: 10.1002/rcr2.1350. eCollection 2024 Apr.

Atif Siddiqui^{1

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4}, Amanda Tchakarov⁵

¹ Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Houston Methodist Hospital Houston Texas USA.
² Department of Medicine Houston Methodist Academic Institute Houston Texas USA.
³ Department of Medicine Weill Cornell Medicine New York New York USA.
⁴ Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Houston Texas USA.
⁵ Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Houston Texas USA.

Abstract

Delayed presentation of atypical HUS after COVID-19 with diffuse alveolar haemorrhage is uncommon and can be life threatening.

Keywords: COVID‐19; atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome; diffuse alveolar haemorrhage.