Difficulties in diagnosis of hemolytic-uremic syndrome in children: a clinical case study

Hemolytic-uremic syndrome is a major cause of acute kidney injury in children under 3 years of age with a high probability of developing into chronic kidney disease. The article describes a clinical case of hemolytic-uremic syndrome in a 6-year-old boy. The presented clinical observation indicates the difficulties of diagnosing the manifestation of this pathology in children, making a differential diagnosis with diseases occurring with intoxication syndrome, diarrhea, and abdominal syndrome.