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Hemolytic uremic syndrome following hemorrhagic colitis caused by verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli O157:H7: early signs of hemolytic uremic syndrome. 1996

A Tsuji, and M Sasaki, and T Kanemitsu, and N Uehara, and H Ito, and M Honda

Department of Pediatrics, Urawa Municipal Hospital, Saitama, Japan.

Ten cases of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) following hemorrhagic colitis caused by verotoxin T2-producing Escherichia coli O157:H7 (VTEC) occurred in a Kindergarten. Slight changes in results of peripheral blood and blood chemistry studies an average of 4 days after onset suggested HUS, and within the following 12 hours platelet counts and levels of haptoglobin and lactic dehydrogenase decreased. Treatment was mainly directed toward the management of renal failure and included supportive therapy and anticoagulant and antiplatelet treatment. Although neurological complications occurred in some cases, all patients eventually recovered completely.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007223	Infant	A child between 1 and 23 months of age.	Infants
D008297	Male		Males
D002648	Child	A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL.	Children
D002675	Child, Preschool	A child between the ages of 2 and 5.	Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D003092	Colitis	Inflammation of the COLON section of the large intestine (INTESTINE, LARGE), usually with symptoms such as DIARRHEA (often with blood and mucus), ABDOMINAL PAIN, and FEVER.	Colitides
D004768	Enterotoxins	Substances that are toxic to the intestinal tract causing vomiting, diarrhea, etc.; most common enterotoxins are produced by bacteria.	Staphylococcal Enterotoxin,Enterotoxin,Staphylococcal Enterotoxins,Enterotoxin, Staphylococcal,Enterotoxins, Staphylococcal
D004926	Escherichia coli	A species of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria (GRAM-NEGATIVE FACULTATIVELY ANAEROBIC RODS) commonly found in the lower part of the intestine of warm-blooded animals. It is usually nonpathogenic, but some strains are known to produce DIARRHEA and pyogenic infections. Pathogenic strains (virotypes) are classified by their specific pathogenic mechanisms such as toxins (ENTEROTOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI), etc.	Alkalescens-Dispar Group,Bacillus coli,Bacterium coli,Bacterium coli commune,Diffusely Adherent Escherichia coli,E coli,EAggEC,Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli,Enterococcus coli,Diffusely Adherent E. coli,Enteroaggregative E. coli,Enteroinvasive E. coli,Enteroinvasive Escherichia coli
D005260	Female		Females
D006463	Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome	A syndrome that is associated with microvascular diseases of the KIDNEY, such as RENAL CORTICAL NECROSIS. It is characterized by hemolytic anemia (ANEMIA, HEMOLYTIC); THROMBOCYTOPENIA; and ACUTE RENAL FAILURE.	Gasser's Syndrome,Gasser Syndrome,Gassers Syndrome,Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome,Syndrome, Hemolytic-Uremic
D006471	Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage	Bleeding in any segment of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT from ESOPHAGUS to RECTUM.	Hematochezia,Hemorrhage, Gastrointestinal,Gastrointestinal Hemorrhages,Hematochezias