Recurrence of Diabetes After Diarrhea-Associated Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
- Kristina Casteels, MD, PHD and
- Rita Van Damme-Lombaerts, MD, PHD
- Department of Pediatric Diabetes and Department of Pediatric Nephrology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium
- Address correspondence to Kristina Casteels, Department of Pediatric Diabetes, Pediatrics, UZ Gashuisberg, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium. E-mail: kristina.casteels{at}uz.kuleuven.ac.be
We read with interest the article by Suri et al. (1). In this article, we find a systematic review and meta-analysis of articles assessing diabetes during diarrhea-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome (D+HUS). The 21 included studies describe 49 children who developed diabetes during acute D+HUS. Long-term outcome was reported for 44 of 49 children: 13 of 34 survivors were left with persistent diabetes requiring insulin; 11 had persistent diabetes from the outset, while 2 …
