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Blood cultures confirmed\n                    <jats:italic>Capnocytophaga canimorsus<\/jats:italic>\n                    bacteraemia. Despite an initial clinical improvement with antibiotics and supportive care, she developed sudden isolated haemolysis and persistent thrombocytopaenia. Laboratory and renal biopsy findings confirmed the presence of a thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA), and complement-mediated haemolytic uraemic syndrome (CM-HUS) was diagnosed. 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