Sunday, September 26, 2010

Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS)

HAMBOIGER
This was supposed to be a play on Pizza Hut --> Burger Hut --> Burger HUS? The attempt to be somewhat clever falls flat. 

ANYWAY: Hemolytic Uremic Syndome (HUS) presents as a triad of symptoms including hemolytic anemia, renal failure, and thrombocytopenia. Childhood-type HUS is associated with Escherichia coli O157:H7 (a gram negative rod that that expresses a Shiga-like toxin). Try not to eat undercooked hamburgers if you can!

FYI: HUS is classified as a thrombotic microangiopathy. Also, I'm probably wrong about E. coli being flagellated.
     

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