Treatment of Shiga-Toxin Hus with Severe Neurologic Features with Eculizumab
Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS) is a constellation of microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, and acute renal failure. Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli- (STEC-) mediated HUS is a common cause of acute renal failure in children and can rarely result in severe neurological complicat...
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Main Authors: | Jacob H. Umscheid, Collin Nevil, Rhythm Vasudeva, Mohammed Farhan Ali, Nisha Agasthya |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2021-01-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Pediatrics |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/8053246 |
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