Microangiopathic anemia without thrombocytopenia and kidney disease in a child with diarrhea caused by Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli

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ID Serval
serval:BIB_846DF63BC135
Type
Article: article d'un périodique ou d'un magazine.
Sous-type
Etude de cas (case report): rapporte une observation et la commente brièvement.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Titre
Microangiopathic anemia without thrombocytopenia and kidney disease in a child with diarrhea caused by Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli
Périodique
Clinical Infectious Diseases
Auteur⸱e⸱s
Meier  P. W., Pachlopnik  J. M., von der Weid  N. X., Rudin  C., Bianchetti  M. G.
ISSN
1537-6591 (Electronic)
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
02/2004
Volume
38
Numéro
3
Pages
e25-6
Notes
Case Reports
Journal Article --- Old month value: Feb 1
Résumé
A child with a history of diarrhea presented with transient anemia, reticolucytosis, and red blood cell fragmentation. Blood pressure and levels of blood platelets, creatinine, and urea were normal, as were results of urinalysis. Escherichia coli harboring genes for Shiga toxin were detected in stool specimens. It is concluded that extraintestinal diseases caused by Shiga toxin-producing bacteria sometimes present without any renal involvement.
Mots-clé
Anemia, Hemolytic/chemically induced/*etiology/microbiology Child Diarrhea/etiology/*microbiology Erythrocytes/metabolism *Escherichia coli/chemistry Escherichia coli Infections/*complications Hemolysis Humans Infant Kidney Diseases/etiology Male Shiga Toxin/chemistry/*toxicity Thrombocytopenia/etiology
Pubmed
Web of science
Open Access
Oui
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25/01/2008 11:35
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20/08/2019 15:44
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