hemolytic uremic syndrome

noun

: a rare disease that is marked by the formation of thrombi in the capillaries and arterioles especially of the kidney, that is characterized clinically by hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, and progressive kidney failure, that has several causes (such as infection with E. coli or the use of chemotherapeutic or immunosuppressant drugs), and that primarily affects infants and young children
abbreviation HUS

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At least 10 people have been hospitalized, including a child with hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a serious condition that can cause kidney failure, according to the CDC. Kate Gibson, CBS News, 24 Oct. 2024 One of the patients developed hemolytic uremic syndrome, which is a serious condition that can cause kidney failure. Annika Kim Constantino,jacob Pramuk, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2024 Listeria recall expands to nearly 12 million pounds of meat, hits US schools Ten people have been hospitalized, including a child with complications from hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) -- a disease that affects the kidneys. Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2024 While most people recover from an E. coli infection within a week, a rare type of kidney failure called hemolytic uremic syndrome can affect 5 to 10 percent of people infected with certain strains of the bacteria. George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for hemolytic uremic syndrome

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1965, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of hemolytic uremic syndrome was in 1965

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Medical Definition

hemolytic uremic syndrome

noun
: a rare disease that is marked by the formation of thrombi in the capillaries and arterioles especially of the kidney, that is characterized clinically by hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, and progressive kidney failure, that is precipitated by a variety of etiologic factors (as infection with Escherichia coli or Shigella dysenteriae), and that primarily affects infants and young children
abbreviation HUS
see thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
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