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Hemolytic uremic syndrome related to cryptosporidium infection in an immunocompetent child
Author(s) -
Printza Nikoleta,
Sapountzi Evdoxia,
Dotis John,
Papachristou Fotios
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
pediatrics international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.49
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1442-200X
pISSN - 1328-8067
DOI - 10.1111/ped.12127
Subject(s) - medicine , cryptosporidium , diarrhea , peritoneal dialysis , microangiopathic hemolytic anemia , serotype , hemolytic anemia , anemia , pediatrics , immunology , microbiology and biotechnology , thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura , feces , biology , platelet
Hemolytic‐uremic syndrome ( HUS ) is characterized by the clinical and laboratory manifestations of acute renal failure, thrombocytopenia and microangiopathic hemolytic anemia. In children, the majority of cases occur after an infectious diarrhea mainly associated with the serotype E scherichia coli O157:H7 . We present a case of a 5‐year‐old boy with post‐diarrhea HUS due to cryptosporidium. The child remained on peritoneal dialysis for 24 days. However, he had a full recovery of his renal function and 6 months later, his overall condition was still very good. This is a particularly interesting case, not only due to the exceptionally rare cause of HUS , that is, the cryptosporidium, but also because of the serious gastroenteritis caused by the cryptosporidium in an immunocompetent child. It seems that in cases of post‐diarrhea HUS , apart from E . coli O157:H7 , even the rarest causes of gastroenteritis should be investigated.