Hemolytic uremic syndrome: A case report from Africa
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2003-08
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Renal Failure
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Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is not a rare disease. In the tropics with high incidence of diarrhea diseases and their subsequent complications HUS can easily be missed or overlooked. We present a case of HUS highlighting its multi systemic presentation and its management in a resource poor setting where a acute dialysis and plasma exchange are limited in availability and cost.
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Diarrhea disease, Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP)