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Presentation Case 6. Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS)

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An 8-year-old girl presents to the ED with 2 days o ever, vomiting, bloody diarrhea, and irritability. She began feeling unwell a ter attending a classmate’s birthday party. Her labs reveal thrombocytopenia, an ↑ creatinine level, and schistocytes.

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Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is the most common cause of acute renal failure in children.