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