A Case of Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome Caused by Escherichia coli O104:H4.
10.3349/ymj.2006.47.3.437
- Author:
Woo Kyun BAE
1
;
Youn Kyoung LEE
;
Min Seok CHO
;
Seong Kwon MA
;
Soo Wan KIM
;
Nam Ho KIM
;
Ki Chul CHOI
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea. choikc@chonnam.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Hemolytic uremic syndrome;
E. coli
- MeSH:
Humans;
Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome/*microbiology;
Female;
Escherichia coli Infections/*complications;
Escherichia coli/*classification;
Adult
- From:Yonsei Medical Journal
2006;47(3):437-439
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
A 29-year-old woman presented with bloody diarrhea, abdominal pain, hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, and acute renal failure. She was diagnosed 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-associated HUS in Korea. We recommend that Escherichia coli O104:H4, as well as the more common O157:H7, be considered in the diagnosis of bloody diarrhea-associated HUS.
