Time to change the definition of hemolytic uremic syndrome

Eur J Intern Med. 2014 Feb;25(2):e29. doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2013.12.002. Epub 2013 Dec 21.

Authors

Gianluigi Ardissino¹, Ilaria Possenti², Francesca Tel², Sara Testa², Fabio Paglialonga²

Affiliations

¹ Center for HUS Prevention, Control and Management, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, via della Commenda 9, 20122 Milan, Italy. Electronic address: ardissino@centroseu.org.
² Center for HUS Prevention, Control and Management, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, via della Commenda 9, 20122 Milan, Italy.

PMID: 24360866
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2013.12.002

No abstract available

Keywords: Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome; STEC; Thrombotic microangiopathy.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Anemia, Hemolytic / blood
Anemia, Hemolytic / etiology
Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
Early Diagnosis
Early Medical Intervention
Erythrocyte Indices
Haptoglobins / metabolism
Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome / complications
Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome / diagnosis*
Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome / therapy
Humans
L-Lactate Dehydrogenase / blood
Sensitivity and Specificity

Substances

Haptoglobins
L-Lactate Dehydrogenase

Associated data

ClinicalTrials.gov/NCT01522183