Hemolytic uremic syndrome linked to infectious mononucleosis

A 12-month-old boy developed a mild hemolytic uremic syndrome with no acute diarrheal prodrome. The typical clinical, hematological, and serological features of infectious mononucleosis were also noted. The clinical course of both hemolytic uremic syndrome and infectious mononucleosis was uneventful...

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Published in:Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, West) West), 2003-11, Vol.18 (11), p.1193-1194
Main Authors: SIMONETTI, Giacomo D, DUMONT-DOS SANTOS, Kristina, PACHLOPNIK, Jana M, RAMELLI, Gianpaolo, BIANCHETTI, Mario G
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anemia
Antigens
Biological and medical sciences
Blood
Creatinine
Diarrhea
Epstein-Barr virus
Hematology
Hematuria
Hemoglobin
Hemolytic uremic syndrome
Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome - complications
Humans
Infant
Infectious mononucleosis
Infectious Mononucleosis - complications
Kidneys
Literature reviews
Male
Medical sciences
Mononucleosis
Nephrology. Urinary tract diseases
Pathogens
Pediatrics
Plasma
Serology
Streptococcus infections
Thrombocytopenia
Urinalysis
Urinary system involvement in other diseases. Miscellaneous
Viral infections
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Summary:A 12-month-old boy developed a mild hemolytic uremic syndrome with no acute diarrheal prodrome. The typical clinical, hematological, and serological features of infectious mononucleosis were also noted. The clinical course of both hemolytic uremic syndrome and infectious mononucleosis was uneventful. A review of the literature disclosed that hemolytic uremic syndrome has been noted in two adolescents with infectious mononucleosis.
ISSN:0931-041X
1432-198X
DOI:10.1007/s00467-003-1265-3