Hyperglycemia in diarrhea-associated hemolytic-uremic syndrome.

Hyperglycemia is a recognized complication of diarrhea-associated hemolytic-uremic syndrome (D + HUS). Hyperglycemia developed in 8 (6.6%) of 121 patients with D + HUS. A literature review revealed a further 11 patients with D + HUS who developed hyperglycemia. The mortality rate in this group of patients is high. Hyperglycemia is more common in patients with D + HUS uremic syndrome who are female, who have an elevated white blood cell count on admission, and who develop anuria or a central nervous system complication.