Infection-related hemolytic uremic syndrome
ORPHA:544482· ICD-10 D59.3
Definition
A rare type of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) characterized by the triad of hemolytic anemia due to generalized thrombotic microangiopathy, thrombocytopenia, and acute kidney injury, and most commonly occurring after acute gastroenteritis due to Shiga toxin-producing enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli or Shigella dysenteriae. Other infectious causes of HUS include Streptococcus pneumoniae, HIV, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Histoplasmosis, and Coxsackie virus.
- Prevalence
- Unknown
- Inheritance
- Not applicable
- Age of onset
- All ages