Haemolytic uraemic syndrome in children.
Of the 4070 children admitted in the department of paediatrics, 830 (24%) presented with diarrhoea. Eleven of these had haemolytic ureamic syndrome (HUS) characterised by microangiopathic haemolytic anaemia, thrombocytopenia and acute renal failure. Only 3 had positive stool cultures (E. Coli 2, shigella dysenteriae 1). Two children expired while the rest recovered with conservative management and peritoneal dialysis. Thus HUS should be remembered as a complication of diarrhoea and a cause of acute renal failure in children.
Maqbool
S
S
Department of Paediatrics, Shaikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore.
Akbar
M
M
Shafi
T
T
Walayat
M
M
Javaid
A
A
D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003968:Diarrhea, Infantile / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006463:Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male