A case of hemolytic uremic syndrome following hysterosalpingiogram
Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is a thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) characterized by microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, and acute kidney injury (AKI), commonly associated with E-coli infection (Shiga toxin-producing bacteria) less commonly to pneumococcal infection or autoimmune diseases, malignancies, medications. as well as it can be triggered by alternative complement pathway dysregulation. This paper reports a case of HUS following hysterosalpingography (HSG) in a young female with type 1 diabetes mellitus.
Authors
- Ahmed Mohamed Elhawy
- Mohamed Zaher Mohamed
- Mostafa Zaher Sadaka
Institutions
- Al-Azhar University (EG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Medical Research Journal
- Published
- 2025-09-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5603/mrj.106388
- Primary Topic
- Complement system in diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00