title: [A case of hemolytic uremic syndrome with hemorrhagic colitis due to Escherichia coli O111 infection].
abstract: Shiga toxin producing E. coli (STEC) may cause severe hemorrhagic colitis followed by hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). In Korea, there had been a few case reports of HUS by STEC, mostly due to O157 serotype. The reports of HUS caused by STEC non-O157 serotype were rare. We report a sporadic case of HUS associated with hemorrhagic colitis. A 51-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital due to intractable abdominal pain and bloody diarrhea. Three days after admission, azotemia and microangiopathic hemolysis developed. E. coli, serotype O111 was identified. Conservative management with plasmapheresis resulted in a complete recovery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Guri, Korea.
authors.forename: Jong Pyo
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Dong Soo
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Chang Hee
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Paik
authors.forename: Yong Woo
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Jin Bae
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Joo Hyun
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Sohn
authors.forename: Joon Soo
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Hahm
mesh_terms: D003092:Colitis / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000145:classification*; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006463:Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012703:Serotyping