Hemolytic-uremic syndrome differential diagnosis
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
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Differentiating Hemolytic-uremic syndrome from other Diseases
Clinically, HUS can be very hard to distinguish from thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP). The laboratory features are almost identical, and not every case of HUS is preceded by diarrhea. The only distinguishing feature is that in TTP, neurological symptoms occur more often, but this is not always the case.