Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome Caused by Enteroviral Infection
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Death caused by hemolytic - uremic syndrome . Case series
Hemolytic-uremic syndrome is defined by a combination between renal failure, microangiopathic hemolytic anemia and thrombocytopenia; it usually appears in young children, is preceded by gastrointestinal enteritis and may involve other organs as well. The purpose of this article is to present a series of four cases of lethal hemolytic uremic syndrome and discuss its legal medicine consequences. ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatrics & Neonatology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1875-9572
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedneo.2012.10.012