Ischemic Colitis and Stricture After Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome
- 1 February 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) in Pediatrics
- Vol. 61 (2) , 315-317
- https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.61.2.315
Abstract
The hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS) was first described by Von Gasser et al.1 in 1955 as a syndrome of acute renal failure, hemolytic anemia, and thrombocytopenia in children. Follow-up studies on HUS have emphasized hypertension and uremia as late complications.2,3 A review of the literature has revealed no previously reported cases of persistent colitis and bowel stenosis after HUS. We present a child who continued to have intermittent intestinal obstruction and diarrhea until surgical removal of a segment of colon almost seven months after the onset of HUS. CASE REPORT A 26-month-old white boy who had no history of gastrointestinal disturbance had sudden onset of diarrhea with blood and mucus in the stool.Keywords
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