Shiga toxin-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome
Shiga toxin-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome
Definition
A rare thrombotic microangiopathy characterized by mechanical hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, and renal dysfunction that is usually associated with prodromal enteritis caused by Shigella dysentriae type 1 or E. Coli.
Also known as D+HUS, hemolytic-uremic syndrome with diarrhea, hemolytic-uremic syndrome with diarrhoea, Shiga-like toxin-associated HUS, STEC Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome, Sxt-HUS, typical hemolytic-uremic syndrome, typical HUS — per MONDO