title: Hemolytic uremic syndrome: a case report from Africa.
abstract: Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is not a rare disease. In the tropics with high incidence of diarrhea diseases and their subsequent complications HUS can easily be missed or overlooked. We present a case of HUS highlighting its multi systemic presentation and its management in a resource poor setting where a acute dialysis and plasma exchange are limited in availability and cost.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Ghana Medical School, Ghana, West Africa. Medicine@its.com.gh
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mate-Kole
authors.forename: Margaret
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lartey
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000175:diagnosis; D000293:Adolescent; D000349:Africa; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D006463:Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011697:Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic / Q000175:diagnosis