A case report of undiagnosed postpartum hemolytic uremic syndrome

Diagnostic Pathology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Mu, Jiao ^a,b   Zhang, Ji ^a   Sunnassee, Ananda ^c   Dong, Hongmei ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b HEBEI NORTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Victoria Hospital   (Mauritius)

Author keywords

Acute renal failure; Hemolytic anemia; Hemolytic uremic syndrome; Postpartum hemolytic uremic syndrome; Thrombotic microangiopathy

Indexed keywords

CASE REPORT; FATALITY; FEMALE; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMAN; PUERPERIUM; YOUNG ADULT;

FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HEMOLYTIC-UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMANS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84936116851     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17461596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13000-015-0278-0     Document Type: Article

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