Hemolytic uremic syndrome associated with shigellosis: report of two cases.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
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1987 Jun; 18(2): 226-8
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in English
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ABSTRACT
Two patients with hemolytic uremic syndrome admitted to Udornthani Hospital, Thailand, were reported. The preceding illness was shigellosis. The stool culture was positive for Shigella dysenteriae in one patient and Shigella flexneri in another. The management was successful with peritoneal dialysis in one and symptomatic treatment in another. Both patients had complete recovery.
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Main subject:
Shigella dysenteriae
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Shigella flexneri
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Humans
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Male
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Child, Preschool
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Dysentery, Bacillary
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Feces
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Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome
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Infant
Language:
English
Journal:
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
Year:
1987
Type:
Article
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