Diagnosaurus
Hemolytic uremic syndrome
Etiology
Precipitants
- Diarrhea due to E. coli O157:H7, Shigella, Salmonella, viruses (children)
- Estrogen use
- Postpartum state
- High-dose corticosteroid therapy
- Autologous bone marrow or stem cell transplantation
- Cyclosporine or tacrolimus use after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation
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Last updated: December 1, 2014
Citation
Zeiger, Roni F.. "Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2014. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114677/all/Hemolytic_uremic_syndrome.
Zeiger RFR. Hemolytic uremic syndrome. Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114677/all/Hemolytic_uremic_syndrome. Accessed May 16, 2025.
Zeiger, R. F. (2014). Hemolytic uremic syndrome. In Diagnosaurus (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114677/all/Hemolytic_uremic_syndrome
Zeiger RFR. Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. [cited 2025 May 16]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114677/all/Hemolytic_uremic_syndrome.
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