Atypical Presentation of Shiga Toxin Haemolytic Uremic Syndrome (STEC-HUS)

• Main Authors: Inês Marques (Author), Leonor Figueiredo (Author), Isabel Pataca (Author), Gabriela Pereira (Author), João Estrada (Author), Rute Baeta Baptista (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Publicações Ciência e Vida, 2022-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Shiga-toxin producing Escherichia coli (STEC) infection is the most common cause of haemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) in children. It should be noted that 5% of STEC-HUS patients have no prodromal diarrhoea, while it may be present in up to 30% of atypical HUS (aHUS) cases. In patients at risk for aH...