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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.
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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