Thrombotic Microangiopathic Haemolytic Anaemia

The syndrome of thrombotic microangiopathic haemolytic anaemia is rare and almost all the cases reported have been in adults. Very few cases occurring in childhood have been reported and the youngest recorded case was 22 months old (Craig and Gitlin, 1957). We report the clinical and pathological details and the response to treatment of a child aged 21 months, who was seen at the Austin Hospital, Melbourne.