Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS)
ANNUAL INCIDENCE AND CLINICO-LABORATORY STUDY OF HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME AMONG ATTENDANTS OF PEDIATRIC ZAGAZIG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL.
... However, Jodele et al., observed equal affection of males and females and reported more severe disease in female patients [12] . In the present study, we found that the most of our cases(79%) were detected in summer ...
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Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome and Escherichia coliO121 at a Lake in Connecticut, 1999
... with hemolytic- uremic syndrome (HUS) identified a small cluster of 3 cases of HUS, all of whom had spent overlapping time in a Connecticut lake community in the week before onset of ...
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Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) – case report
... Results The case report concerns two patients diagnosed with haemolytic uremic syndrome. Both cases shared many symptoms. Initially gastroenteritis, dehydration followed by thrombocytopenia, renal failure ...
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A case report of undiagnosed postpartum hemolytic uremic syndrome
... The hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), first described in 1955 by Gasser, is characterized by microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, and acute renal failure ...postpartum ...
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Hemolytic uremic syndrome with simultaneous Shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli and complement abnormalities
... Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is a systemic disease manifested by acute kidney injury, thrombocytopenia, and hemolytic anemia. In fact, HUS continues to be cited as the most common cause of ...
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ADAMTS13 Gene Mutations in Children with Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
... We investigated ADAMTS13 activity as well as the ADAMTS13 gene mutation in children with hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). Eighteen patients, including 6 di- arrhea-negative (D-HUS) and 12 ...
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An Atypical Cause Of Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
... for Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome(HUS) was commenced and eventually ECOLI, Shigella, Streptococcus, Influenza and RSV infections were all ruled ...Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome ...
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Diabetic ketoacidosis presenting with atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome associated with a variant of complement factor B in an adult: a case report
... Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is characterized by the triad of microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, and acute kidney ...
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Original Article Diagnosis and treatment of pediatric hemolytic uremic syndrome
... pediatric hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) and evaluate clinical efficacy of glucocorticoid, gamma globulin, plasma exchange (PE) and dialysis in treating pediatric ...
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Idiopathic combined, autoantibody mediated ADAMTS 13/factor H deficiency in thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura hemolytic uremic syndrome in a 17 year old woman: a case report
... drug has been successfully used in resistant TTP-HUS with relevant response rates [18]. The mechanism of action of rituximab appears to be suppression of anti- body-producing B cells [19], but effects on regulatory T ...
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Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome
... post-diarrheal hemolytic uremic syndrome; (D-) HUS: non-post-diarrheal hemolytic uremic syndrome; Elisa, enzyme linked immunosorbent assay; ESRF: end-stage renal failure; FFP: ...
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Management of hemolytic-uremic syndrome in children
... Abstract: Acute renal failure associated with a fulminant, life-threatening systemic disease is rare in previously healthy young children; however, when it occurs, the most common cause is hemolytic-uremic ...
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Cryptic Activity of Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome and Eculizumab Treatment
... POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST: Dr Ardissino is a member of the scienti fi c advisory board of the Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome Global Registry (ClinicalTrials.gov identi fi er: NCT01522183) ...
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Reduced dose maintenance eculizumab in atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS): an update on a previous case report
... A previously described 50-year-old Caucasian woman was transferred to our intensive care unit with sepsis, pancolitis, acute renal failure, and thrombocytopenia. Low complement levels were noted: C3 was 35 (83–184) mg/dL ...
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Eculizumab as First-Line Therapy for Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
... Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) is a genetic, life-threatening, chronic disease that can affect patients of all ages. aHUS is caused by uncontrolled complement activation due to genetic ...
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Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome in first trimester pregnancy successfully treated with eculizumab
... Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome is a rare disorder which is known to cause acute thrombotic microangiopathy during pregnancy with poor maternal and fetal ...Atypical hemolytic uremic ...
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A 20-Year Population-Based Study of Postdiarrheal Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome in Utah
... A 20-Year Population-Based Study of Postdiarrheal Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome in. http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/94/1/35[r] ...
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Critical appraisal of eculizumab for atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome
... atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome has been shown to involve inability to limit activation of the alternative complement pathway, with subsequent damage to systemic endothelial beds and the ...
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Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli associated with hemolytic uremic syndrome in Chilean children
... A DNA probe to identify enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli of 0157:H7 and other serotypes that cause hemorrhagic colitis and hemolytic uremic syndrome.. Hemolytic-uremic syndrome: an ana[r] ...
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Peripheral Gangrene in Children With Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
... Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) is a thrombotic micro- angiopathy with severe clinical manifestation, frequent recurrence, and poor long-term ...
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