Hemolytic-uremic syndrome.

Concurrent Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome and Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia: a case report

Background: Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) is a life-threatening and scarce disorder characterized by acute renal failure and disease, non-immune microangiopathic hemolytic anemia and thrombocytopenia, leading to end-stage renal failure or death, and consequently maybe accompanying by extra renal manifestations. Case report: We reported aHUS accompanied by autoimmune hemolytic anemi...

Relationship between Pathologic and Laboratory Data of Children Suffering from Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS): A Center study

Background and objective: Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is the most prevalent cause of children renal insufficiency which in many cases (90%) occurs following diarrhea. Hemolytic microangiopathic anemia, thrombocytopenia, and renal insufficiency are main symptoms of hemolytic uremic syndrome. This stud...

Hemolytic uremic syndrome in children: Seizure disorders and mortality rate

Background and Objective: Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS) is a thrombotic microangiopathy that contains hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, renal failure and other organ involvement including central nervous system. Frequency of neurologic complications in patients with HUS is high and important cause of mortality. This study was performed to determine seizure disorders in term of acute neurolo...

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...

Hemolytic uremic syndrome with simultaneous Shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli and complement abnormalities

BACKGROUND Hemolytic uremic syndrome is a common cause of acute kidney injury in children. In children, hemolytic uremic syndrome is most commonly associated with gastrointestinal infections caused by Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli or other enteric organisms. Although less common, atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome is triggered by multiple factors and portends a significantly worse prog...

The Physician’s Guide to Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (aHUS)