A Case of the Diarrhea-associated Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome Developing Simultaneously with an Acute Appendicitis

Oh, Ji-Eun; Chang, Ji-Yeon; Jung, Kyeong-Hun; Kim, Soon-Ki; Hong, Young-Jin; Son, Byong-Kwan; Lee, Ji-Eun

J Korean Soc Pediatr Nephrol > Volume 7(1); 2003 > Article

J Korean Soc Pediatr Nephrol 2003;7(1): 77-81.

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¹인하대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실
²인하대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실
³인하대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실
⁴인하대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실
⁵인하대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실
⁶인하대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실
⁷인하대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실

A Case of the Diarrhea-associated Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome Developing Simultaneously with an Acute Appendicitis

Ji-Eun Oh, Ji-Yeon Chang, Kyeong-Hun Jung, Soon-Ki Kim, Young-Jin Hong, Byong-Kwan Son, Ji-Eun Lee

¹Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Inha University
²Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Inha University
³Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Inha University
⁴Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Inha University
⁵Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Inha University
⁶Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Inha University
⁷Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Inha University

ABSTRACT

Diarrhea-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome is rarely accompanied by complications requiring surgical intervention. We report a case of the diarrhea-associated hemolytic uremic sydrome which developed simultaneously with an acute appendicitis.

Key words: Diarrhea-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome | acute appendicitis | simultaneous occurrence