Hemolytic uremic syndrome following complicated appendicitis in a child: what is the missing link?
J Int Med Res
; 49(4): 3000605211006952, 2021 Apr.
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ABSTRACT
We herein describe an 18-month-old boy who underwent initially successful surgical and antibiotic treatment of complicated appendicitis with postoperative occurrence of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). This complication was due to Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) found secondarily in rectal swabs but not in the peritoneal cavity. The literature indicates that a causal link may exist between these two entities, and HUS could be considered an iatrogenic complication of appendicitis management due to a multimodal stress effect in non-symptomatic STEC carriers.
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Apendicite
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Infecções por Escherichia coli
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Escherichia coli Shiga Toxigênica
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Síndrome Hemolítico-Urêmica
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2021
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