Hyperglycemia in diarrhea-associated hemolytic-uremic syndrome.
Hyperglycemia is a recognized complication of diarrhea-associated hemolytic-uremic syndrome (D + HUS). Hyperglycemia developed in 8 (6.6%) of 121 patients with D + HUS. A literature review revealed a further 11 patients with D + HUS who developed hyperglycemia. The mortality rate in this group of patients is high. Hyperglycemia is more common in patients with D + HUS uremic syndrome who are female, who have an elevated white blood cell count on admission, and who develop anuria or a central nervous system complication.
Department of Pediatrics, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Children's Hospital, Greenville, SC 29605-4253, USA.
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D000681:Amylases / Q000097:blood; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006463:Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D006943:Hyperglycemia / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology*; D008049:Lipase / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies
D001786:Blood Glucose; D008049:Lipase; D000681:Amylases