Severe pneumococcal hemolytic uremic syndrome in an 8-month-old girl

Severe pneumococcal hemolytic uremic syndrome in an 8-month-old girl

The hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), characterized by microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia and acute renal failure, represents one of the major causes of acute renal failure in infancy and childhood. The typical form occurring after an episode of diarrhea caused by Escherichia coli is...

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Main Authors: Tahar Gargah, Majda Cherif, Rim Goucha-Louzir, Mohamed Rachid Lakhoua
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
Online Access:http://www.sjkdt.org/article.asp?issn=1319-2442;year=2012;volume=23;issue=5;spage=1024;epage=1027;aulast=Gargah

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