Haemolytic uremic syndrome following fire ant bites
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Haemolytic uremic syndrome following fire ant bites
BACKGROUND Haemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS) is a severe, life-threatening disease with symptoms such as haemolytic anaemia, renal failure, and a low platelet count. Possible aetiology includes bacterial infections, medication, post-hematopoietic cell transplantation, pregnancy, autoimmune disease, and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. CASE PRESENTATION We report the case of a 21-year-old he...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMC Nephrology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1471-2369
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2369-15-5