A Case of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura Associated with Escherichia coli O26.
- Author:
Ue Suk JOUNG
1
;
Seon Ho LEE
;
Joseph JEONG
;
Sung Ryul KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Laboratory Medicine, Ulsan University Hospital, Ulsan, Korea. 690519@hitel.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Escherichia coli;
E. coli O26;
Non-O157 E. coli;
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
- MeSH:
Colitis;
Escherichia coli*;
Gastroenteritis;
Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome;
Korea;
Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic*
- From:The Korean Journal of Laboratory Medicine
2004;24(6):389-391
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Escherichia coli O26 is the most common serotype among the non-O157 E. coli strains producing shiga-toxin (ST) and the cases infected by ST-producing E. coli O26 has been reported with increasing frequency. The infection of ST-producing E. coli O26 can manifest mainly as an acute gastroenteritis and a hemorrhagic colitis, but rarely a hemolytic uremic syndrome or a thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP). We reported the first case of TTP associated with E. coli O26 in Korea.
