Difficulties in the diagnosis of diarrhea-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome in adults

Abstract

Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is a rare, but menacing condition registered mainly in children. The paper gives a detailed description and analysis of a clinical case of HUS with a favorable outcome in an adult woman who developed the syndrome in the presence of bloody diarrhea. It considers an update on the etiology, pathogenesis, and clinical features of HUS associated with diarrheal syndrome and discusses differential diagnostic features, diagnostic problems, and characteristics of management tactics for patients.

Keywords

• hemolytic uremic syndrome
• hemolytic uremic syndrome associated with diarrheal syndrome in adults
• clinical case