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Hemolytic uremic syndrome: A case presenting with acute colitis

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A case of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) in a 3 year old boy, who presented with diffuse rectal bleeding is discussed. On barium enema, there was evidence of acute colitis with submucosal hemorrhage. The probable relationship of these findings to the pathogenetic intravascular coagulopathy and the prodromal stage of HUS is discussed.

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  1. Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Hematology, McGill University, Montreal, Canada

    Jacob Bar-Ziv, Joseph I. G. Ayoub & Barry D. Fletcher M.D.

  2. Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Hematology, The Montreal Children's Hospital, 2300 Tupper Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

    Jacob Bar-Ziv, Joseph I. G. Ayoub & Barry D. Fletcher M.D.

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Bar-Ziv, J., Ayoub, J.I.G. & Fletcher, B.D. Hemolytic uremic syndrome: A case presenting with acute colitis. Pediatr Radiol 2, 203–205 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00972734

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