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Haemolytic Uraemic syndrome

Background

Haemolytic Uraemic syndromes: Hemolytic Uremic syndromes (USA)

The haemolytic uraemic syndromes (HUS) are a group of disorders that can lead to acute kidney failure in children. These conditions are characterised by haemolytic anaemia (destruction of red blood cells) a low platelet count and kidney failure. There are three types of HUS: one caused by Escherichia coli (E.coli), one caused by the Pneumococcus bug and an atypical form.

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Medical text written July 2011 by Dr R Trompeter, Consultant Paediatric Nephrologist, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK.

 

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