Citation

Bahloul M, Ben Hmida M, Belhoul W, Ksibi H, Kallel H, Ben Hamida C, Chaari A, Chelly H, Rekik N, Bouaziz M. Nephrologie 2004; 25(2): 49-51.

Vernacular Title

Le syndrome hémolytique et urémique (SHU) secondaire à une envenimation scorpionique (à propos de deux cas).

Affiliation

Service de réanimation médicale CHU Habib Bourguiba, Sfax. bahloulmab@yahoo.fr

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, Médecine et Hygiène)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

15119220

Abstract

HUS was recently described following scorpion sting. We report 2 cases of HUS in the intensive care unit of a university hospital. Two children aged respectively 10 months and 1 year were admitted in the ICU after severe scorpion envenomation (with coma and pulmonary oedema) having required dobutamine and mechanical ventilation. Evolution was marked with acute anaemia without bleeding requiring blood transfusion, acute renal failure, low platelets and signs of haemolysis. Our experience and the previously reported case suggest that scorpion sting could be added to the list of causes of the HUS.

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