Hemolytic uremic syndrome; treatment with plasma, vitamin E and cod liver oil.
A 21 month old male child with severe hemolytic uremic syndrome was treated with peritoneal dialysis and a two blood volume exchange transfusion. As renal function had recuperated and platelet count had risen to 393,000/mm3, ,neurological deterioration occurred and complete blindness developed. A complete recovery was observed with a treatment regimen made of fresh frozen plasma, vitamin E and cod liver oil.
D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D003060:Cod Liver Oil / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006463:Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis; D010949:Plasma; D014810:Vitamin E / Q000627:therapeutic use
D014810:Vitamin E; D003060:Cod Liver Oil