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Recurrent hemolytic uremic syndrome
Author(s) -
VN Unni,
G Lakshminarayana,
R. Rajesh,
Annie Jojo,
George Kurian
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
indian journal of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.317
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1998-3662
pISSN - 0971-4065
DOI - 10.4103/0971-4065.43694
Subject(s) - medicine , diarrhea , atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome , haemolytic uraemic syndrome , pediatrics , gastroenterology , intensive care medicine , immunology , antibody , biochemistry , chemistry , escherichia coli , complement system , gene
Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is an uncommon cause of acute renal failure. Diarrhea-associated (D+) HUS, usually seen in children, is a common variety of HUS. HUS that is not associated with diarrhea (D-) is caused by a heterogeneous group of disorders. We report here a case of recurrent HUS (D-) in an adult female with hypocomplementemia.

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