Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrome

Syndrome of

• renal failure
• low platelets
• fragmented red cells

Associations

• childhood diarrhoea
  • Eschericia coli O157 (verotoxin producing strains)
  • Shigella
  • Salmonella
  • streptococcal
• pregnancy
• autoimmune conditions
• drugs
  • cyclosporin A

Treatment

• Do NOT give platelets
• Fits
• Hypertension
• Renal Failure

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