Personal Injury Law

Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS) Information Updated

By Bill Marler

We have been in the process of updating all of our bacterial, viral and foodborne illness informational websites (our 'about' sites).  Click below:

Post-diarrheal hemolytic uremic syndrome (D+HUS) is a severe, life-threatening complication that occurs in about 10 percent of those infected with E. coli O157:H7 or other Shiga toxin- (Stx-) producing E. coli. D+HUS was first described in 1955, but was not known to be secondary to E. coli infections until 1982. It is now recognized as the most common cause of acute kidney failure in infants and young children. Adolescents and adults are also susceptible, as are the elderly, who often succumb to the disease.

Full post as published by Marler Blog on April 04, 2010 (boomark / email).