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VOLUME 21 , ISSUE 8 ( 2017 ) > List of Articles

CASE REPORT

Hemolytic-uremic syndrome complicating acute pancreatitis

Narinder Singh, Neeru P. Aggarwal, Hardik R. Shah, Laxmi Jha, Anish Kumar

Keywords : Acute kidney injury, hemodialysis, plasmapheresis, thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

Citation Information : Singh N, Aggarwal NP, Shah HR, Jha L, Kumar A. Hemolytic-uremic syndrome complicating acute pancreatitis. Indian J Crit Care Med 2017; 21 (8):534-536.

DOI: 10.4103/ijccm.IJCCM_121_17

License: CC BY-ND 3.0

Published Online: 01-09-2018

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2017; The Author(s).


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.


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