Remission of aHUS neurological damage with eculizumab.

Atypical haemolytic uraemic syndrome (aHUS) is a rare disease characterized by haemolytic microangiopathic anaemia, thrombocytopaenia and acute onset of renal failure, in the absence of Escherichia coli infection. Renal damage usually progresses to end-stage renal disease (ESRD), sometimes being accompanied by signs of extrarenal thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA). We report a case of full neurological and haematological recovery after eculizumab treatment in a patient with ESRD secondary to chronic aHUS refractory to plasmatherapy while she was under dialysis.

Paratesticular rhabdomyosarcoma: a case report.

Objective: To report a case of paratesticular rhadomyosarcoma and to perform a bibliographic review.

Methods: We report the case of a 16-year-old male referred to our Department because of a left paratesticular hard tumor with progressive growth. Ultrasound examination showed a paratesticular heterogeneous mass with Internal flow on Doppler.

[Evolution of the frequency of congenital defects in newborn infants and fetuses from terminations of pregnancy after prenatal diagnosis in the period 1982-2009].

Background And Objective: The study of congenital defects (CD) must include termination of pregnancy (TOP) for CD and evaluate risk factors that modify their frequency.

Patients And Methods: Consecutive series of 517 newborn and 202 TOP with CD among 38,191 childbirths, between 1982-2009 years.

Results: The mean frequency for newborns with CD is 13.