Vijay Kumarabout 1 year ago
Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
HUS is caused by Shiga toxin-producing E.coli infection (serotype O157:H7) which causes profound endothelial dysfunction. Present with fever, bloody diarrhea, acute kidney injury, thrombocytopenia and microangiopathic hemolytic anemia. Common in children. Treatment is supportive care
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