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Complications may include: Dehydration - severe; Hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS), a form of kidney failure with anemia and clotting problems;
Source:ADAM
Date:September 1, 2008
Areas outside the intestine can be involved, including: nervous system (irritation of the meninges or meningitis , encephalitis , and seizures) kidneys (producing hemolytic uremic syndrome or HUS which leads to kidney failure) joints (leading to a...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Areas outside the intestine can be involved, including the following: nervous system (irritation of the meninges or meningitis , encephalitis , and seizures) kidneys (producing hemolytic uremic syndrome or HUS which leads to kidney failure) joints...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS) is a disorder that usually occurs when an infection in the digestive system produces toxic substances that destroy red blood cells. It often affects the kidneys.
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Date:November 10, 2008
Hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS) is a syndrome defined by the presence of acute hemolytic anemia (low red blood cell count caused by the break up of red cells within the blood stream by a person's own immune system), thrombocytopenia (a low number ...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Part II
Hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS) is a syndrome defined by the presence of acute hemolytic anemia (low red blood cell count caused by the break up of red cells within the blood stream by a person's own immune system), thrombocytopenia (a low number ...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Part I
Hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS) is a rare condition that affects mostly children under the age of 10, but also may affect the elderly as well as persons with other illnesses. HUS, which most commonly develops after a severe bowel infection with ce...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
A seizure is the physical findings or changes in behavior that occur after an episode of abnormal electrical activity in the brain. See also: Generalized tonic clonic seizure; Partial (focal) seizure; Petit mal (absence) seizure; Epilepsy; Fever (...
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Date:March 29, 2009
A seizure is a sudden change in behavior characterized by changes in sensory perception (sense of feeling) or motor activity (movement) due to an abnormal firing of nerve cells in the brain. Epilepsy is a condition characterized by recurrent seizu...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
A seizure is a sudden change in behavior characterized by changes in sensory perception (sense of feeling) or motor activity (movement) due to an abnormal firing of nerve cells in the brain . Epilepsy is a condition characterized by recurrent seiz...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders
A temporary series of uncontrollable muscle spasms brought on by unusual electrical activity in the brain. Also known as convulsion, clonic seizure, or tonic-clonic seizure. A seizure is characterized by a sudden episode of un- controllable brain ...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence
Dehydration means your body does not have as much water and fluids as it should. Dehydration can be caused by losing too much fluid, not drinking enough water or fluids, or both. Vomiting and diarrhea are common causes. Infants and children are mo...
Source:ADAM
Date:August 8, 2009
Reactive arthritis is a group of inflammatory conditions that involves the joints, urethra, and eyes. There may also be sores (lesions) on the skin and mucus membranes.
Source:ADAM
Date:June 19, 2009
Reiter's syndrome (RS), which is also known as arthritis urethritica, venereal arthritis, reactive arthritis, and polyarteritis enterica, is a form of arthritis that affects the eyes, urethra, and skin, as well as the joints. It was first describe...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
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