title: Hemolytic uremic syndrome due to Capnocytophaga canimorsus bacteremia after a dog bite.
abstract: The hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is known to have several causes, including infectious diseases, drugs, pregnancy, and malignant disease. We report a patient who developed acute renal failure attributable to HUS in the course of Capnocytophaga canimorsus bacteremia. Acute tubular necrosis as well as HUS should be considered as a cause of acute renal failure in the setting of Capnocytophaga canimorsus bacteremia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology and Intensive and Respiratory Care Unit, University Hospital Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands. m.koller@digd.azu.nl
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Tobé
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Franssen
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Zijlstra
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: de Jong
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Stegeman
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000150:complications*; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications*; D002206:Capnocytophaga; D004285:Dogs; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006463:Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged