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Document Type : Article In Journal 
Document Title :
Hemolytic uremic syndrome associated with Streptococcus pneumoniae
متلازمة الأوريميك الخاصّة بانحلال الدّم مرتبطة بنيومونيا البكتريا العقديّة
 
Subject : Hemolytic uremic syndrome associated with Streptococcus pneumoniae 
Document Language : English 
Abstract : Hemolytic uremic syndrome (H.US) associated with infection by neuraminidase-producing Streptococcus pneumoniae usually presents with severe inness and has a high mortality rate. We report a 4-year-old boy presented with HUS associated with StreptococCUS pneumoniae meningitis. The patient had also right lobar pneumonia with pleural effusion. The diagnosis of HUS was made by the classical triad: hemolytic anemia, renalf8ilure and thrombocytopenia. The child was very sick and required ventilation for 7 days. He required peritoneal dialysis for 11 days, however, he recovered and his serum creatinine retumed to normal. Conclusion: HUe must be considered in cases of renal failure and/or anemia associated with invasive pneumococcal infection. Equally, bacterial meningitis should.be excluded in HUS patients with central nervous system involvement 
ISSN : 16583175 
Journal Name : Saudi Medical Journal 
Volume : 26 
Issue Number : 11 
Publishing Year : 1426 AH
2005 AD 
Article Type : Article 
Added Date : Sunday, February 6, 2011 

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جميلة قاريkari, jameela ResearcherDoctorate 

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