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Haemolytic Uraemic syndrome

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Haemolytic Uraemic syndromes: Hemolytic Uremic syndromes - US

The Haemolytic Uraemic syndromes are a group of disorders which occur throughout the world and are the commonest cause of acute kidney failure in children in North America and Western Europe. They are characterised by a haemolytic anaemia, a low platelet count and kidney failure. The most common form occurs in children and is associated with a diarrhoeal illness. This form of Haemolytic Uraemic syndrome has been termed D+HUS.

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Medical text written June 1998 by Dr M M Fitzpatrick, Consultant Paediatric Nephrologist, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, UK. Last reviewed October 2004 by Dr R Trompeter, Consultant Paediatric Nephrologist, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK.

 

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