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Erschienen in: The Indian Journal of Pediatrics 9/2018

08.02.2018 | Scientific Letter

Streptococcus pneumoniae-associated Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome

verfasst von: Suresh Kumar Angurana, Ankit Mehta, Triptee Agrawal, Karthi Nallasamy, Muralidharan Jayashree

Erschienen in: Indian Journal of Pediatrics | Ausgabe 9/2018

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To the Editor: Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is a common cause of acute kidney injury (AKI) in young children and is characterized by triad of microangiopathic hemolytic anemia (MAHA), thrombocytopenia, and AKI. Diarrhea-associated/typical HUS is the commonest (80-90%) cause of HUS in children (caused by enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7) [1, 2]. Though rarely reported from India, Streptococcus pneumoniae-associated HUS is well described from different parts of the world [35]. …
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Metadaten
Titel
Streptococcus pneumoniae-associated Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
verfasst von
Suresh Kumar Angurana
Ankit Mehta
Triptee Agrawal
Karthi Nallasamy
Muralidharan Jayashree
Publikationsdatum
08.02.2018
Verlag
Springer India
Erschienen in
Indian Journal of Pediatrics / Ausgabe 9/2018
Print ISSN: 0019-5456
Elektronische ISSN: 0973-7693
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-018-2620-5

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