E. coli-HUS in Children

Our attorneys have represented
children with E. coli-HUS and held companies accountable for selling contaminated food.

Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) generally occurs around the eighth day after an E. coli infection presents as diarrhea. Generally, fifteen percent of children under ten who contract an E. coli infection develop HUS. Of those children, about 5% don't survive. Those who do survive often have life-long health problems and live with the possibility of needing a kidney transplant.

Each E. coli outbreak is unique both in the specific strain and serotype of E. coli involved and the virulence. Outbreaks that are particularly virulent result in a high number of children with HUS.

HUS is often associated with E. coli-related bloody diarrhea, but only about 70% of HUS cases are preceded by bloody diarrhea. In some cases, by the time a child gets medical attention for the HUS, the E. coli culture will be negative because the E. coli has passed through the child's system. The CDC recommends doing a rectal swab on admission for any child suspected of having HUS, in addition to getting stool samples. In some cases, the rectal swab will be positive for pathogenic E. coli while the stool sample will be negative.

If your child has a positive E. coli culture, it is critical that further testing is done to determine if the E. coli involved is E. coli O157:H7 and to get a genetic fingerprint of the E. coli O157:H7 serotype to match it to other cases around the country. Your child's legal rights to medical bill payments, pain and suffering compensation and other money is dependent on the correct tests being done. Please contact our law firm if you have any questions about E. coli testing.

Complications associated with E. coli-HUS including the following:

Stroke
Blindness
Seizures
Coma
Chronic kidney failure
Pancreatitis
Hypertension
Neurological complications
Diabetes mellitus
Heart failure
Death

Video: E. coli-HUS in Children

In the video below, Attorney Elliot Olsen discusses E. col- HUS in children. He has successfully represented children with E. coli-HUS and their parents.

Children are at high risk of developing HUS from an E. coli O157:H7 infection. The primary reason for this is that their immune systems are not as developed.

One reason HUS is particularly bad for children is because the kidneys produce a hormone that regulates blood preasure, and this is more true for children. The HUS prevents this regulation, causing very high, dangerous blood pressure in a child. This can lead to stroke, neurological problems and a host of other extremely serious medical conditions.

The high blood pressure is treated with blood preasure medications. It is possible your child may end up on these medications for the rest of his or her life.

Moreover, your child may have lifelong kidney problems, possibly dialysis and/or a kidney transplant.

Our law firm has successfully represented young E. coli-HUS victims and their families. To contact Attorney Elliot Olsen or another attorney at Pritzker Olsen law firm, please call 1-888-377-8900 (toll free) or submit our online form for a free consultation.

If you or your child has been diagnosed with E. coli and/or HUS, the E. coli lawyers at Pritzker Olsen are available for a free consultation. To contact the firm, call toll-free at 1-888-377-8900 or submit our online form for a free consultation.

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