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Acute colitis and the hemolytle-uremic syndrome

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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A case of acute colitis as the initial manifestation of the hemolytic-uremic syndrome in an 8-year-old boy is described. The incidence, significance, and therapeutic implications of gastrointestinal tract complications in this disorder, which may simulate infectious or inflammatory bowel disease, are discussed.

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  1. Department of Radiology, University of California School of Medicine, San Francisco, California

    Richard M. Gore M.D.

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Gore, R.M. Acute colitis and the hemolytle-uremic syndrome. Dis Colon Rectum 25, 589–591 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02564176

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Colitis, colonic, hemorrhage

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