Hemolytic uremic syndrome due to Capnocytophaga canimorsus bacteremia after a dog bite

Am J Kidney Dis. 1999 Jun;33(6):e5. doi: 10.1016/s0272-6386(99)70172-1.

Abstract

The hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is known to have several causes, including infectious diseases, drugs, pregnancy, and malignant disease. We report a patient who developed acute renal failure attributable to HUS in the course of Capnocytophaga canimorsus bacteremia. Acute tubular necrosis as well as HUS should be considered as a cause of acute renal failure in the setting of Capnocytophaga canimorsus bacteremia.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bacteremia / complications*
  • Bites and Stings / complications*
  • Capnocytophaga*
  • Dogs*
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / complications*
  • Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged