Abstract

TROCHE, Avelina Victoria; DOMINGUEZ, Gloria Celeste Samudio  and  CUQUEJO, Lidia María Ortiz. Pneumococcal hemolytic uremic syndrome. Rev. Nac. (Itauguá) [online]. 2016, vol.8, n.2, pp.94-100. ISSN 2072-8174.  https://doi.org/10.18004/rdn2016.0008.02.093-100.

Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is an entity characterized by the triad of acute renal failure, nonimmune hemolytic anemia and thrombocytopenia. Two types are distinguished: the typical HUS or D (+) related to Shiga toxin and the atypical or D (-) among which the HUS associated with pneumococcus. This is an uncommon pathology with high morbidity and mortality. We present the case of an infant who developed an HUS associated with pneumococcus in the contex of invasive pneumococcal disease

Keywords : pneumococcal; hemolytic uremic syndrome; pneumococcal vaccine; infant.

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