Case Report

Primary Hyperaldosteronism: A Rare Cause of Malignant Hypertension with Thrombotic Microangiopathy in a Kidney Transplant Recipient

Table 1

Thrombotic microangiopathy workup.

WorkupResult (normal range)

INR1.0 (0.8-1.1)
aPTT33.8 seconds (23-38)
Fibrinogen5.66 g/L (1.5-4.0)
ADAMTS13 activity67% (50-160)
Shiga toxinNegative
C3136 mg/dL (80-178)
C431.6 mg/dL (12-42)
Functional complement studiesNormal
Genetic complement studiesNormal
Antinuclear antibodiesNegative
Anti-dsDNA antibodiesNegative
Antiphospholipid antibodiesNegative
Extractable nuclear antigen antibodiesNegative
Serum protein electrophoresisNormal
Vitamin B12234 pmol/L (141-489)
Homocysteine13.3 μgmol/L (<15)
Serum CMV viral loadNegative
Serum and urinary BK and JC viral loadNegative
Serum parvovirus B19 viral loadNegative
Anti-HIV 1 and 2 antibodiesNegative
Anti-HCV antibodiesNegative
HBs antigen and anti-HBc antibodiesNegative
Class I HLA antibodiesNegative
Class II HLA antibodiesPositive for 5 specificities, nondonor specific, maximum 15.600 MFI