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Microangiopathic Anemia without Thrombocytopenia and Kidney Disease in a Child with Diarrhea Caused by Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli

Meier, Paul W. ; Pachlopnik, Jana M. ; von der Weid, Nicolas X. ; Rudin, Christoph ; Bianchetti, Mario G.

In: Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2004, vol. 38, no. 3, p. e25-e26

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    Titre
    • Microangiopathic Anemia without Thrombocytopenia and Kidney Disease in a Child with Diarrhea Caused by Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli
    Auteur
    • Meier, Paul W.. University Children's Hospital Bern, Bellinzona, Switzerland
    • Pachlopnik, Jana M.. University Children's Hospital Bern, Bellinzona, Switzerland
    • von der Weid, Nicolas X.. University Children's Hospital Bern, Bellinzona, Switzerland
    • Rudin, Christoph. University Children's Hospital Bern, Bellinzona, Switzerland
    • Bianchetti, Mario G.. University Children's Hospital Bern, Bellinzona, Switzerland
    Type de document
    • Postprint
    Langue
    • Anglais
    Publié dans
    • Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2004, vol. 38, no. 3, p. e25-e26. The University of Chicago Press
    Autre version électronique
    Classification
    • Santé
    Identifiant OAI-PMH
    • oai:doc.rero.ch:301794
    Summary
    A child with a history of diarrhea presented with transient anemia, reticolucytosis, and red blood cell fragmentation. Blood pressure and levels of blood platelets, creatinine, and urea were normal, as were results of urinalysis. Escherichia coli harboring genes for Shiga toxin were detected in stool specimens. It is concluded that extraintestinal diseases caused by Shiga toxin-producing bacteria sometimes present without any renal involvement