Fatal case of diarrhea-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome with severe neurologic involvement

Pediatrics International

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 166-167

  Zieg, Jakub ^a   Dusek, Jiri ^a   Marejkova, Monika ^b   Limrova, Petra ^a   Blazek, Daniel ^a   Pavlicek, Petr ^a   Grega, Marek ^a   Janda, Jan ^a   Blahova, Kveta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MOTOL   (Czech Republic)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; DIURETIC AGENT; INFUSION FLUID;

ACUTE DIARRHEA; AUTOPSY; BRAIN BIOPSY; BRAIN EDEMA; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIARRHEA; DIARRHEA ASSOCIATED HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; DISEASE SEVERITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FATALITY; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LETTER; MEDICAL HISTORY; NONHUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; DIARRHEA; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HEMOLYTIC-UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMANS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84857215782     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: 1442200X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-200X.2011.03533.x     Document Type: Letter

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