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I Pela1, D Seracini, A Caprioli
1Pediatric Nephrology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, University of Florence, 13 Via Luca Giordano, 50132 Florence, Italy.
Abstract:
Reported here is the case of a 6-week-old female infant with a severe Bordetella pertussis infection requiring supportive pressure-positive ventilation in the intensive care unit. After being discharged from the intensive care unit, she developed hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia and acute renal failure, which suggested a diagnosis of hemolytic uremic syndrome. The clinical outcome was favorable with no renal consequences. This case suggests there may be a direct cause-effect relationship between B. pertussis infection and hemolytic uremic syndrome.
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