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8017485

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-7-22
pubmed:abstractText
We describe 2 sisters who presented with the hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) almost simultaneously. In both patients an upper airway infection with Haemophilus influenzae immediately preceding HUS may have been the environmental trigger. Fresh plasma infusion had only minor therapeutic effects but plasma exchange was followed by hematological remissions. One patient stayed dialysis dependent, the other had slow recovery of renal function on prolonged plasma exchange. These case histories suggest that in genetically predisposed patients HUS can be triggered by an infection with H. influenzae. Furthermore, when there is a poor response to plasma infusion recovery may be accelerated by plasma exchange.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0250-8095
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
14
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
67-71
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-2-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Concurrent presentation of hemolytic uremic syndrome in two adult siblings: effects of plasma therapy on hemolysis and renal function.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medical Intensive Care, University Hospital, Groningen, The Netherlands.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports