Amira Ahmed Mohamed Elsisi

Hemolytic-uremic syndrome / متلازمة التكسير الدموى اليوريمى Amira Ahmed Mohamed Elsisi ; Supervised Mohamed Hesham Safouh , Yasmin Amr Mansi , Hanan Zekri Khaled - Cairo : Amira Ahmed Mohamed Elsisi , 2012 - 111 P. : charts , facsimiles ; 25cm

Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Pediatrics

The hemolytic-uremic syndrome is a predominantly pediatric condition that consists of the simultaneous triad of acute renal failure, thrombocytopenia, and microangiopathic hemolytic anemia associated with distorted erythrocytes. This study included a retrospective hospital-based chart review of cases of HUS among children hospitalized in the Pediatric Nephrology Unit, Cairo University during the five-year period from March 2005 to March 2010



Acute renal failure Hemolytic uremic syndrome Shiga toxin