Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome: Initial Presentation Mimicking Intestinal Intussusception

Chen-Chih J. Sun University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Pathology and Surgery, Baltimore, Maryland, 21201

J. Laurance Hill University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Pathology and Surgery, Baltimore, Maryland, 21201

John W. Combs University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Pathology and Surgery, Baltimore, Maryland, 21201

Abstract

A case of hemolytic-uremic syndrome preceded by laparotomy for suspected intestinal intussusception is reported. The pathologic lesions in the colon are described; they are attributable to microangiopathic thrombosis. Their significance in the hemolytic uremic syndrome is discussed.

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