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- Title
Hemolytic uremic syndrome associated with Clostridium difficile infection.
- Authors
Alvarado, Anthony S; Brodsky, Sergey V; Nadasdy, Tibor; Singh, Neeraj
- Abstract
We report 3 cases of Clostridium difficile-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) with biopsy proven renal thrombotic microangiopathy. Two patients with acute renal failure were kidney transplants recipients whereas the third patient developed renal failure in the native kidneys. The presentation was preceded by acute diarrhea and stool. Clostridium difficile toxin was detected in all the 3 patients. Stool studies were negative for Escherichia coli, Shigella dysenteriae and other enteric pathogens. The diagnosis of Clostridium difficile-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome was suspected due to presence of thrombocytopenia, microangiopathic hemolytic anemia and biopsy proven renal thrombotic microangiopathy without another clinically apparent cause. This case series suggest that Clostridium difficile infection may cause renal failure due to thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) and should be considered in the differential diagnosis of diarrhea-associated HUS.
- Publication
Clinical nephrology, 2014, Vol 81, Issue 4, p302
- ISSN
0301-0430
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.5414/CN107691