Atypical haemolytic uraemic syndrome presenting initially as suspected meningococcal disease: a case report

BACKGROUND: Haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) is the most common cause of acute renal failure in children and is usually linked with Escherichia coli O157 infection. With a fatality rate of around 5%, some reports have associated antibiotic treatment with a worsening prognosis. CASE PRESENTATION: We...

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Autores principales: Sivamurthy, Siddharthan, Mooney, John D, Kenny, Tom D
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2007
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2170447/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17971197
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-1-122

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2170447/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17971197
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-1-122

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