Steroid Pulse Therapy for Severe Central Nervous System Involvement in Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli-Related Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome

• Main Authors: Chiara Rosazza (Author), Alberto M Cappellari (Author), Cristiano Gandini (Author), Elisa Scola (Author), Gianluigi Ardissino (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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We report on the case of a 7-year-old boy with Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli-related hemolytic uremic syndrome (STEC-HUS), initially presenting with abdominal pain as the only clinical feature and thus requiring differential diagnosis with a surgical emergency. Diagnosis of STEC-HUS was mad...