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Journal of Nephrology & Therapeutics

ISSN: 2161-0959

Open Access

Jagabandhu Ghosh


I.P.G.M.E and R, Kolkata, Ushashi Housing Society, 245 Vivekananda Road, Kolkata-700006
India

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  • Review Article
    Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
    Author(s): Jagabandhu Ghosh, Dipankar Gupta and Nibedita ChattopadhyayJagabandhu Ghosh, Dipankar Gupta and Nibedita Chattopadhyay

    Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a common cause of acute renal failure (ARF) in children, consists of triad of microangiopathic haemolytic anemia (MAHA), thrombocytopenia, and ARF. The aim of the present article is to have a recent overview of HUS including its incidence, etiopathogenesis, clinical profile and management. It consists of two types a) Diarrhoea associated i.e. classical also called D+ HUS b) Non-diarrhoea associated i.e. atypical also called D- HUS. D+ HUS is caused mostly by Escherichia coli or occasionally by Shigella dysenteriae. The causes of HUS are infections, genetic defects, systemic diseases and drugs. The atypical form commonly presents with recurrent or chronic persistent attack. Thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA), the pathologic hallmark, includes HUS, atypical HUS (aHUS), thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) which is characte.. Read More»
    DOI: 10.4172/2161-0959.1000239

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