Post‐acute ischemic change and colon stricture in hemolytic uremic syndrome

Colon stricture after hemolytic uremic syndrome

“…In retrospect, these might have contributed to the development of the stricture, given that prolonged inflammatory conditions seemed to have played an important role in the development of HUS complications. 7 Post-HUS colonic strictures are rare and two occurrence peaks have been identified: the first, 1-2 months after HUS and the second peak at more than 1 year. 8 In a recent Open access report, two cases of colonic stricture after STEC-HUS were described, together with a review of the literature on post-HUS GI strictures: there were a total of 22 cases, including those presented by the authors.…”

“…In retrospect, these might have contributed to the development of the stricture, given that prolonged inflammatory conditions seemed to have played an important role in the development of HUS complications. 7 …”