Unusual Manifestation of Diarrhea-Associated Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrome in an Adult

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Table 1 Laboratory findings

Variable	Admission	3^rd day	10^th day	15^th day	30^th day
Hemoglobin (g/dL)	9.2	9.0	10.6	10.5	10.8
Platelets (/μL)	67,000	60,000	200,000	500,000	304,000
Schistocytes (%)	16	10	6	2.5	0.5
Reticulocytes (%)	6	7	6	3	0.5
AST/ALT ( IU/L)	144/101	221/143	25/45	17/29	12/5
ALP/γGT (IU/L)	145/244	275/529	107/121	119/89	66/34
LDH (IU/L)	2,745	3,143	706	303	195
Bilirubin (total/direct) (mg/dL)	12/7.8	6.9/3.21	2/0.53	1.3/0.5	0.8/0.21
Serum creatinine (mg/dL)	8.89	7.77	4.97	5.81	1.46
Cardiac troponin I ( ng/mL )	0.54	0.419	0.05	0.067	0.04

Abbreviations: AST = aspartate aminotransferase, ALT = alanine aminotransferase, ALP = alkaline phosphatase, γGT = γ-glutamyl transpeptidase, LDH = lactate dehydrogenase.

Figure 1. Segmental reduplication of the glomerular capillary basement membrane. Intraluminar thrombi are absent (PAS ×  400).