Diseases

Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome

A syndrome that is associated with microvascular diseases of the KIDNEY, such as RENAL CORTICAL NECROSIS. It is characterized by hemolytic anemia (ANEMIA, HEMOLYTIC); THROMBOCYTOPENIA; and ACUTE RENAL FAILURE.

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Abstract

A syndrome that is associated with microvascular diseases of the KIDNEY, such as RENAL CORTICAL NECROSIS. It is characterized by hemolytic anemia (ANEMIA, HEMOLYTIC); THROMBOCYTOPENIA; and ACUTE RENAL FAILURE.

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5 entry terms
  • Gasser Syndrome
  • Gasser's Syndrome
  • Gassers Syndrome
  • Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
  • Syndrome, Hemolytic-Uremic

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Previous Indexing

  • Anemia, Hemolytic (1966-1971)
  • Uremia (1966-1971)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006463. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006463
  2. Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemolytic%E2%80%93uremic_syndrome
  3. Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q162266