Síndrome urémico hemolítico atípico asociado a neumococo / Pneumococcal hemolytic uremic syndrome
Rev. Nac. (Itauguá)
;
8(2): 93-100, dic 2016.
Article
in Spanish
| LILACS, BDNPAR
| ID: biblio-884766
RESUMEN
RESUMEN El síndrome urémico hemolítico (SUH) es una entidad caracterizada por la tríada de insuficiencia renal aguda, anemia hemolítica no inmune y trombocitopenia. Se distinguen 2 tipos el SUH típico o D (+) asociado a toxina Shiga y el atípico o D(-) entre los que se encuentra el SUH asociado a neumococo. Ésta es una patología poco común con alta morbimortalidad. Se presenta el caso clínico de un lactante que desarrolló un SUH asociado a neumococo en el marco de enfermedad neumocóccica invasiva
ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is an entity characterized by the triad of acute renal failure, nonimmune hemolytic anemia and thrombocytopenia. Two types are distinguished the typical HUS or D (+) related to Shiga toxin and the atypical or D (-) among which the HUS associated with pneumococcus. This is an uncommon pathology with high morbidity and mortality. We present the case of an infant who developed an HUS associated with pneumococcus in the contex of invasive pneumococcal disease
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LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Pneumococcal
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Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome
Limits:
Humans
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Infant
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Male
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. Nac. (Itauguá)
Journal subject:
Hospitals
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Delivery of Health Care
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Public Health
Year:
2016
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Paraguay
Institution/Affiliation country:
Instituto de Previsión Social/PY
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