Hemolytic uremic syndrome in a child with burn injuries.

Abstract	We report the first case of hemolytic uremic syndrome in a patient with burns. An unusual case of the syndrome developed in a 1-year-old black girl hospitalized after second-degree burns to 33% of her total body surface area. Acute abdominal distention, hemolytic anemia, hematuria, and oliguric renal failure developed 1 week after admission to the burn unit. Blood cultures grew Escherichia coli O157:H7. She received supportive care and antibiotics, in addition to low-dose dopamine, which promptly reversed the oliguria. Dialysis was not required, and the child made a complete recovery.
Authors	S Emil, R Rockstad, D Vannix
Journal	The Journal of burn care & rehabilitation (J Burn Care Rehabil) 1998 Mar-Apr Vol. 19 Issue 2 Pg. 135-7 ISSN: 0273-8481 [Print] United States
PMID	9556316 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Chemical References	Anti-Bacterial Agents Dopamine
Topics	Anti-Bacterial Agents (therapeutic use) Burns (complications) Dopamine (administration & dosage) Escherichia coli O157 (isolation & purification) Female Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome (etiology, therapy) Humans Infant Treatment Outcome

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