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Severe pneumococcal hemolytic uremic syndrome in an 8-month-old girl

Tahar Gargah; Majda Cherif; Rim Goucha-Louzir; Mohamed Rachid Lakhoua · 2012 · Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation

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Abstract

The hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), characterized by microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia and acute renal failure, represents one of the major causes of acute renal failure in infancy and childhood. The typical form occurring after an episode of diarrhea caused by Escherichia coli is the most frequent in children. Other microorganisms also may be responsible for HUS, such as Streptococcus pneumoniae, which causes more severe forms of the disease. We report an 8-month-old girl who presented with pneumonia and subsequently developed HUS. Renal biopsy showed characteristic lesion

Abstract by Tahar Gargah; Majda Cherif; Rim Goucha-Louzir; Mohamed Rachid Lakhoua, Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation (2012) — licensed CC BY 4.0.

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