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M. Bruce Edmonson, MD; Russell W. Chesney, MD

Arch Surg. 1978;113(6):754-755.

Abstract
• Hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS) may have signs that are clinically indistinguishable from acute surgical diseases of the abdomen. A 2-year-old girl had HUS and physical findings leading to appendectomy. Various pediatric surgical and medical conditions are mimicked by HUS. Attention to specific diagnostic clues (anemia, evidence of hemolysis, thrombocytopenia, azotemia) may lead to the correct diagnosis of HUS and avoidance of an unnecessary operation.

(Arch Surg 113:754-755, 1978)

Author Affiliations
From the Pediatric Renal Disease Clinic of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, Madison.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication Nov 23, 1977.

Reprint requests to Department of Pediatrics, Center for Health Sciences, University of Wisconsin, 1300 University Ave, Madison, WI 53706 (Dr Chesney).