A case of hemolytic uremic syndrome caused by Escherichia coli O104:H4

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作者
Bae, Woo Kyun [1 ]
Lee, Youn Kyoung [1 ]
Cho, Min Seok [1 ]
Ma, Seong Kwon [1 ]
Kim, Soo Wan [1 ]
Kim, Nam Ho [1 ]
Choi, Ki Chul [1 ]
机构
[1] Chonnam Natl Univ, Dept Internal Med, Sch Med, Kwangju 501757, South Korea
关键词
hemolytic uremic syndrome; E; coli;
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10.3349/ymj.2006.47.3.437
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
A 29-year-old woman presented with blood), diarrhea, abdominal pain, hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, and acute renal failure. She was diaposed with Escherichia coli O104:H4-associated hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS) and treated with plasmapheresis and hemodialysis for 3 weeks. She recovered without sequelae. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of Escherichia coli O104:H4-a-ssociated HUS in Korea. We recommend that Escherichia coli O104:H4, as well as the more common O157:147, be considered in the diagnosis of bloody diarrhea-associated HUS.
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