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Case Reports
. 2019 Nov 25:38:e2018065.
doi: 10.1590/1984-0462/2020/38/2018065. eCollection 2020.

HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME ASSOCIATED WITH STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE IN PEDIATRICS: A CASE SERIES

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Oscar Javier León Guerra  1 , Ricardo Saul Galeano Rodríguez  1 , William Javier Morales Camacho  2 , Jessica Estefanía Plata Ortiz  2 , María Alejandra Morales Camacho  3
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HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME ASSOCIATED WITH STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE IN PEDIATRICS: A CASE SERIES

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Oscar Javier León Guerra et al. Rev Paul Pediatr. .

Abstract
in English, Portuguese

Objective: To describe a case series of four (4) patients with hemolytic uremic syndrome due to Streptococcus pneumoniae in a level four complexity institution in the city of Bogotá, D.C., Colombia.

Cases description: We describe cases of four patients who presented respiratory symptoms and fever. All four patients were in regular conditions on hospital admission, after which they required intensive care and ventilatory support. Upon admission, three cases showed evidence of pleuropulmonary complication. Penicillin-sensitive Streptococcus pneumoniae was isolated in all cases. All patients presented anemia, severe thrombocytopenia, schistocytes on peripheral blood smear, and hyperazotemia. They required blood transfusion and renal replacement therapy during their hospitalization. The patients were diagnosed with hemolytic uremic syndrome due to S. pneumoniae. Three of the four patients had a progressive recovery of the renal function and were discharged after an average of 36 days of hospital stay. The remaining patient had two amputations in the extremities due to thrombotic vascular complications and was discharged after 99 days of hospital stay, requiring hemodialysis every other day.

Comments: Hemolytic uremic syndrome due to Streptococcus pneumoniae is a rare but severe complication of invasive pneumococcal disease. Complicated pneumonia is the main condition associated with this entity. It is noteworthy the short period in which these cases were presented, considering the low annual incidence of the disease.

Objetivo:: Descrever uma série de casos de quatro pacientes com síndrome hemolítico-urêmica por pneumococo em uma instituição de referência em Bogotá, Colômbia.

Descrição dos casos:: Descrevemos os casos de quatro pacientes que apresentaram sintomas respiratórios e febre. Todos estavam em estado geral regular à admissão hospitalar e necessitaram de cuidados intensivos e suporte ventilatório. Na admissão, em três dos casos foi evidenciada a complicação pleuropulmonar. Isolamento de Streptococcus pneumoniae sensível à penicilina foi realizado em todos os casos. Os quatro pacientes precisaram de transfusão sanguínea e terapia de reposição renal durante a hospitalização. Nos testes laboratoriais, observou-se anemia, trombocitopenia grave, presença de esquizócitos em esfregaço de sangue periférico e hiperazotemia. Com esse quadro, o diagnóstico foi de síndrome hemolítico-urêmica associada à infecção por S. pneumoniae. Houve recuperação progressiva da função renal em três dos quatro pacientes, que tiveram alta após 36 dias de internação hospitalar, em média. Um paciente teve complicações vasculares trombóticas, resultando em duas amputações nas extremidades, e teve alta após 99 dias de internação, com necessidade de hemodiálise em dias alternados.

Comentários:: A síndrome hemolítico-urêmica por Streptococcus pneumoniae é uma complicação rara, mas grave, da doença invasiva pneumocócica. A pneumonia complicada é a principal condição associada a essa entidade. Destaca-se o curto período em que esses casos foram apresentados, levando em conta a baixa incidência anual de síndrome hemolítico-urêmica.

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