论文信息 - Therapeutic plasma exchange in Streptococcus pneumoniae‐associated hemolytic uremic syndrome: A case report

Therapeutic plasma exchange in Streptococcus pneumoniae‐associated hemolytic uremic syndrome: A case report

Streptococcus pneumoniae‐associated hemolytic uremic syndrome (pHUS) is an atypical form of HUS associated with microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia and acute renal failure. Although less common than diarrhea‐associated HUS, incidence appears to be increasing. We report a case of a child with pHUS who underwent a course of therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) and had complete recovery. This report adds to the existing literature supporting TPE in cases of pHUS. J. Clin. Apheresis, 2012. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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