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Hemolytic-uremic syndrome

Hemolytic–uremic syndrome (HUS) is a group of blood disorders characterized by low red blood cells, acute kidney failure, and low platelets. Initial symptoms typically include bloody diarrhea, fever, vomiting, and weakness. [Source: Wikipedia ]

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Typical hemolytic uremic syndrome 
Subtypes
Ischemic enterocolitis preceding onset of renal failure in infants
May Cause
Anemia
Basal ganglion calcification
Bilateral large kidneys
Cardiomegaly
Cardiomyopathy
Colitis
Colon wall thickening
Congenital cardiomyopathy
Congenital heart disease
Decreased renal artery diastolic flow
Encephalopathy
Gastrointestinal system bleeding
Gastrointestinal tract thumbprinting
Heart failure
Ill-defined multifocal lung opacities
Intestinal lymphangiectasia
Mass-like perihilar opacity
Nephropathy
Pleural effusion with disease in abdomen
Pleural effusion with disease in thorax
Pleural effusion with normal lungs
Renal cortical necrosis
Skin rash
Systemic hypertension
Thrombocytopenia

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