Hemolytic uremic syndrome

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Hemolytic uremic syndrome is the triad of:[1]

  • Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia.
  • Thrombocytopenia.
  • Acute renal failure.

Big picture

Thrombotic microangiopathies:

  • Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS).
  • Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP).

Etiology

  • Rare hamburger.
  • E coli serotype O157:H7.

See also

References

  1. URL: http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/779218-overview. Accessed on: 8 September 2010.