3 results match your criteria: "University Clinic for Children's Disease[Affiliation]"

Introduction: This cross-sectional study enrolled a group of 271 children with microcytic anemia in order to test the performance of 41 single and 2 composite formulas andindices in distinguishing between β-thalassemia (β-thal) and iron deficiency anemia (IDA) in the pediatric population.

Methods: Optimal pediatric cut-off values from the previously published formulas and indices were generated using ROC analysis. Logistic regression in R using generalized linear models (GLM) generated two new indices.

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Anti-Factor H Antibody-Associated Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome: A Case Report.

Pril (Makedon Akad Nauk Umet Odd Med Nauki)

October 2021

University Clinic for Children's Disease, Department of Nephrology, Medical Faculty, Skopje, N Macedonia.

: Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) is a rare form of thrombotic microangiopathy, caused by dysregulation of the complement alternative pathway. Deletion of the complement factor H-related genes, CFHR1 and CFHR3, together with the presence of CFH autoantibodies are reported in aHUS patients, representing 10% of cases of patients with aHUS. : We report here on a case of 4-year-old girl with anti-CFH antibody-associated aHUS.

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