The use of intravenous gammaglobulin in the treatment of typical hemolytic uremic syndrome |
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Authors: | Wm Lane M Robson Gordon H Fick Tajdin Jadavji Alexander K C Leung |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Pediatrics, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada;(2) Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
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Abstract: | Nine children with acute typical post-diarrhea hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) were treated with intravenous gammaglobulin (IVIG). These children were compared to nine children with HUS who did not receive IVIG. The use of IVIG did not appear to have a beneficial effect on eight of the nine treated children. There were no significant differences found in the duration of hemorrhagic colitis, thrombocytopenia, elevation of the white blood count (WBC), anuria, dialysis, or hospitalization, or the presence of a central nervous system complication or pancreatitis. Although no significant difference was found in the duration of thrombocytopenia, there was a trend towards a longer duration of thrombocytopenia in children treated with IVIG (P=0.13). One child demonstrated both an increase in her platelet count and a decrease in her WBC count within 24 h of receiving her first dose of IVIG. |
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Keywords: | Hemolytic uremic syndrome Intravenous gammaglobulin Verotoxin |
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