USMLE (Fach) / Kaplan - Pathology (Lektion)
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Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS)
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Thrombotic microangiopathy due to endothelial cell damage.
- Occurs mostly in children, typically after a gastroenteritis (typically due to Shiga toxin-producing E coli 0157:H7)
- Abdominal pain, diarhhea- Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia- Thrombocytopenia- Renal failure (more commonly than in TTP)
- Kidneys show fibrin thrombi in the glomeruli
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