digestive disorders
E. coli Gastroenteritis
Symptoms of E. coli Gastroenteritis
About 5 to 10% of people, mostly children under 5 years of age and adults over 60 years of age, who have hemorrhagic colitis develop a severe complication called hemolytic-uremic syndrome Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome (HUS) Hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS) is a serious disorder that usually occurs in children and involves the formation of small blood clots throughout the body that block the flow of blood to vital... read more . Symptoms of hemolytic-uremic syndrome include a low red blood cell count (anemia, characterized by fatigue, weakness, and pale skin color) caused by the destruction of red blood cells (hemolytic anemia), a low platelet count (thrombocytopenia Overview of Thrombocytopenia Thrombocytopenia is a low number of platelets (thrombocytes) in the blood, which increases the risk of bleeding. Thrombocytopenia occurs when the bone marrow makes too few platelets or when... read more ), and sudden kidney failure.