Hemolytic uremic syndrome

Introduction: Hemolytic uremic syndrome

Hemolytic uremic syndrome: Hemolytic (HEE-mo-LIT-ik) uremic (yoo-REE-mik) syndrome is a rare condition affecting mostly children under the age of 10. Hemolytic uremic ... more about Hemolytic uremic syndrome.

Hemolytic uremic syndrome: A rare condition characterized by acute kidney failure, hemolytic anemia and thrombocytopenia (reduced blood platelet count). The condition is often caused by upper respiratory infections or infectious diarrhea. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Hemolytic uremic syndrome is available below.

Symptoms of Hemolytic uremic syndrome

• Abdominal pain
• Vomiting
• Diarrhea
• Blood in stool
• Pallor

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Causes of Hemolytic uremic syndrome

• E-coli food poisoning

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Treatments for Hemolytic uremic syndrome

• Supportive treatments
• Fluids
• Salts
• Blood transfusions
• High blood pressure treatments

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Prognosis for Hemolytic uremic syndrome

Prognosis for Hemolytic uremic syndrome: Ninety percent of children with HUS who receive careful supportive care survive past the initial harrowing stages of the condition, and most of those will have no long-term effects. But between 10 percent and 30 percent of the survivors will have kidney damage that leads to permanent kidney failure either immediately or over the course of several years. (Source: excerpt from Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome: NIDDK)

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Clinical Trials for Hemolytic uremic syndrome

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Hemolytic uremic syndrome include:

• Phase III Randomized Study of SYNSORB Pk in Children With E. Coli-Associated Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - SYNSORB Pk

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Types of Hemolytic uremic syndrome

• Postdiarrheal HUS

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Article Excerpts about Hemolytic uremic syndrome

Hemolytic (HEE-mo-LIT-ik) uremic (yoo-REE-mik) syndrome is a rare condition affecting mostly children under the age of 10. Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is characterized by destruction of red blood cells, damage to the lining of blood vessel walls, and, in severe cases, kidney failure.

Most cases of HUS occur after an infection in the digestive system caused by the Escherichia colibacterium found on contaminated food like meat, dairy products, and juice. The first stages of HUS frequently present with gastrointestinal symptoms such as abdominal pain, vomiting, and bloody diarrhea. This stage lasts from 1 to 15 days. Recovery from this acute colitic phase is the rule. However, more severe problems in the bowel and colon may develop in some cases. (The most vulnerable and severely stricken of children with HUS can die during the first acute stage of the disease--between 5 percent and 10 percent.) (Source: excerpt from Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome: NIDDK)

Definitions of Hemolytic uremic syndrome:

Syndrome of hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, and acute renal failure, with pathological finding of thrombotic microangiopathy in kidney and renal cortical necrosis. - (Source - Diseases Database)

Hemolytic uremic syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Hemolytic uremic syndrome, or a subtype of Hemolytic uremic syndrome, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)