Recurrent hemolytic uremic syndrome associated with intestinal lymphangiectasia

Kalman, Süleyman
Bakkaloğlu, Sevcan
Dalgiç, Buket
Özkaya, Ozan
Söylemezoğlu, Oğuz
Buyan, Necla

¹Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Gazi University, Besevler, Ankara - Turkey ²Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Gazi University, Besevler, Ankara - Turkey

Address for correspondence: Süleyman Kalman, MD Gülhane Military Medical Faculty Department of Pediatric Nephrology 06018 Etlik, Ankara, Turkey [email protected]

Received: July 31, 2006 Revised: November 16, 2006 Accepted: November 29, 2006

Journal of Nephrology 20(2):p 246-249, March-April 2007.

Abstract

A 17-year-old boy was admitted to the hospital twice in a year for 2 episodes of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). During these 2 HUS episodes he had diarrhea, decreased serum complement, decreased total protein and decreased serum albumin concentrations. We suggest that protein-losing enteropathy and hypocomplementemia due to intestinal lymphangiectasia is may be a rare cause of atypical HUS.