blood disorders
Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS)
Symptoms of HUS
In hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS), symptoms develop suddenly. Symptoms in HUS are quite distinct from symptoms of most other forms of thrombocytopenia. In HUS, children usually first have vomiting and diarrhea. The diarrhea is often bloody. The main symptoms of complications of HUS are related to blood clots that develop in the kidneys, causing damage that is usually severe and often progresses to Overview of Kidney Failure , requiring 