Colonic stricture as a complication of haemolytic uraemic syndrome

Colon stricture after hemolytic uremic syndrome

“…In the present case, several proposed risk factors for stricture development were present; female gender, young age and extensive colitis. 9 Of note, colitis was a prominent feature in every ultrasound performed in the acute setting, together with high leukocyte counts, which was consistent with a prolonged inflammatory period. Although we do not know whether the perforation occurred in the acute phase or after stenosis development, the histological findings were consistent with a chronic process.…”

“…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. 9 In the same report, the authors proposed that segmental colonic ischemia without necrosis could be a mechanism for subsequent fibrosis, resulting in stricture formation.…”