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Clinical Characteristics and Outcome of children with Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Pediatrics

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Background: The Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS), a prominent cause of childhood acute kidney injury (AKI) worldwide, includes thrombocytopenia, microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, and AKI as a diagnostic triad; with its post-diarrheal (D+HUS) form being the most common cause. Aim of study: To analyze the clinical characteristics, prognostic factors, and outcomes of children <16 years old with HUS. Patients and methods: This retrospective and prospective cohort study was conducted at nephrology department and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. It was conducted on 48 children under 16 years old who presented with HUS. Results: The mean value of age was 4.773 ± 3.358 years old, 54.2% of cases were males .60.4% were typical HUS. Complete recovery was more common in typical HUS than atypical HUS (a HUS) (82.7% VS 63.7%) while development of CKD and mortality were more frequent in aHUS (21.1%,15.6%) than typical HUS (6.9%,10.3%) respectively but the difference of no significant value(p=0.536). ROC curve for initial factor H as a predictor for chronicity among atypical HUS patients showed that at cut off level of 0.823, with area under the curve = 0.708; P-value= 0.029 Conclusion: The incidence of typical HUS is higher than a HUS, which occurs more frequently in males than females. A good prognosis was associated with the presentation of diarrhea and oliguria, whereas cough, convulsions, and disturbed consciousness were associated with a poor prognosis. Factor H was found to be a good prognostic marker for the prediction of chronicity in a HUS.

DOI

10.21608/zumj.2023.200430.2770

Keywords

Acute kidney injury, children, Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome, Factor H

Authors

First Name

Mona

Last Name

Gehad

MiddleName

Hamed

Affiliation

Department of pediatrics, Faculty of medicine, Zagazig University, Sharkia, Egypt

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darinyosif@gmail.com

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0000-0002-1005-6046

First Name

Doaa

Last Name

Youssef

MiddleName

Mohammed

Affiliation

pediatrics, faculty of medicine, zagazig university

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dody5176@yahoo.com

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Orcid

0000-0001-9948-5690

First Name

Salem

Last Name

Melad

MiddleName

Alhadi

Affiliation

department of pediatrics, faculty of medicine, Tripoli University, Tripoli. Libya

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salem.e.melad@gmail.com

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First Name

Amal

Last Name

Zidan

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-

Affiliation

Clinical Pathology department, Faculty of Medicine ; Zagazig University Egypt.

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dramalzidan@yahoo.com

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Orcid

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First Name

May

Last Name

Neemat-Allah

MiddleName

Abd El-Fatah

Affiliation

Pediatric department, faculty of medicine, Zagazig university, Zagazig, Egypt.

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dr.mayypedo@yahoo.com

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29

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4

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42216

Issue Date

2023-07-01

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2023-03-17

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2023-07-01

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1,107

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1,114

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1110-1431

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2357-0717

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273

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Zagazig University Medical Journal

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https://zumj.journals.ekb.eg/

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Clinical Characteristics and Outcome of children with Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome

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30 Dec 2024