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Case Reports
. 2017 Aug;21(8):534-536.
doi: 10.4103/ijccm.IJCCM_121_17.

Hemolytic-uremic Syndrome Complicating Acute Pancreatitis

Narinder Pal Singh  1 , Neeru P Aggarwal  1 , Hardik R Shah  1 , Laxmi Kant Jha  1 , Anish Kumar  1
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Case Reports

Hemolytic-uremic Syndrome Complicating Acute Pancreatitis

Narinder Pal Singh et al. Indian J Crit Care Med. 2017 Aug.

Abstract

Hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS) is characterized by acute kidney injury with hemolytic anemia and thrombocytopenia. It has diverse etiologies, clinical manifestations, and risk factors. Acute pancreatitis as a cause of HUS is rare in adults. We report a case of 32-year-old male who presented with ethanol-induced acute pancreatitis complicated with hemolytic-uremic syndrome managed with hemodialysis and plasmapheresis.

Keywords: Acute kidney injury; hemodialysis; plasmapheresis; thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura.

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