PROGNOSTIC FACTORS IN THE HEMOLYTIC-UREMIC SYNDROME
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ANALYSIS OF PROGNOSTIC FE ATURES IN CHILDREN WITH THE HEMOLYTIC-UREMIC SYNDROME
The purpose of this study has been to evaluate various factors influencing prognosis in children with hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS). Forty children with classical picture of HUS were seen in 1986-1 991. Boys and girls were equally affected, aged from two months to ten years. In 35 patients (87.5%) there was a history of diarrhea which was bloody in25. All were treated with peritoneal dial...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Research
سال: 1989
ISSN: 0031-3998,1530-0447
DOI: 10.1203/00006450-198911000-00034