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Hemolytic uremic syndrome is a frequent complication of shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli in pediatric population. It rarely affects adults with extremely rare neurological manifestation.
A. Abdelrahman, MD +3 more
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Hemolytic uremic syndrome [PDF]
Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is a clinical syndrome characterized by the triad of thrombotic microangiopathy, thrombocytopenia, and acute kidney injury. Hemolytic uremic syndrome represents a heterogeneous group of disorders with variable etiologies that result in differences in presentation, management and outcome.
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HUS is the most common cause of acute renal failure in infants and young children and follows a diarrheal prodrome about 90% of the time. Persuasive evidence shows that virtually all of postdiarrheal cases are caused by EHEC infections, and that the great majority of cases in the United States are caused by the EHEC serotype O157:H7.
Remuzzi, Giuseppe, Ruggenenti, Piero
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RpoS impacts global gene expression and carbon source utilization in Escherichia coli O104:H4
BackgroundEscherichia coli (E. coli) O104:H4 caused the 2011 enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) outbreak in Germany, which remains the outbreak with the highest incidence of hemolytic uremic syndrome worldwide. We recently identified an E.
Petya Berger +9 more
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Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome in Children
Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is a thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA), mainly affecting the kidney. The disease is characterized by microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, and acute kidney injury. It is one of the most common causes of acute kidney injury in children.
Gülhan, Bora, Özaltın, Fatih
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Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome Incidence in New York
A comparison of New York’s traditional communicable disease surveillance system for diarrhea-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome with hospital discharge data showed a sensitivity of 65%. Escherichia coli O157:H7 was found in 63% of samples cultured from
Hwa-Gan H. Chang +4 more
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Adult hemolytic uremic syndrome
Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), described in 1955, is characterized by the triad of non-immune mediated hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, and acute kidney injury. Shiga toxin, produced most frequently by E coli O157:H, is involved in its pathogenesis.
Micaela Viciconte +1 more
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Rheumatologic Manifestations of Patients With Type B Insulin Resistance
Objective The objectives of this study were to identify laboratory and clinical features associated with type B insulin resistance (TBIR), a rare condition caused by autoantibodies that inhibit the insulin receptor, most frequently occurring in the setting of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and to increase awareness of this rare, life‐threatening ...
S. Amara Ogbonnaya +4 more
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Porcine kidney xenotransplantation: From primate models to clinical reality
In the face of a critical shortage of human donor kidneys for end‐stage renal disease patients, porcine kidney xenotransplantation has emerged as a viable solution. This field has navigated major hurdles, including immune rejection, physiological incompatibilities, potential biomechanical differences and the risk of cross‐species infection. To overcome
Zihang Guo +3 more
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Perinatal outcomes in normotensive versus hypertensive HELLP syndrome
Abstract Objective To compare maternal and neonatal outcomes between women with hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelets (HELLP) syndrome with and without associated hypertension. Methods This was a retrospective cohort study at a tertiary university‐affiliated medical center including all singleton HELLP cases >24 weeks gestation (January ...
Matan Anteby +4 more
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