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.
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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)
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Chemical References |
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Dopamine
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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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