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D+ hemolytic uremic syndrome

Author(s) -

Ni Made Sumiartini,

I Nyoman Lila,

I Ketut Suarta

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

paediatrica indonesiana

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2338-476X

pISSN - 0030-9311

DOI - 10.14238/pi44.2.2004.80-4

Subject(s) - medicine , thrombotic microangiopathy , enteritis , pathogenesis , hemolytic anemia , microangiopathy , anemia , immunology , gastroenterology , disease , endocrinology , diabetes mellitus

Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is characterized by anemia microangiopathy, thrombocytopenia, and acute renalfailure, predominantly occurs in childrenyounger than 4 years of age. It is the most commoncause of acute renal failure in children.1,2 HUS is dividedinto two categories, the epidemic type which isaccompanied by enteritis (D+HUS) and the sporadictype which is not accompanied by enteritis (D-HUS).The pathogenesis is unknown, but available evidencestrongly suggests endothelial cell damage in the organs.

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