[Hemolytic uremic syndrome: the experience of a pediatric center].

Background: Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is one of the main causes of acute renal failure in the Chilean pediatric population.

Aim: To report the features of patients with HUS, admitted to the pediatric ward of a clinical hospital.

Material And Methods: Retrospective review of medical records of patients admitted with the diagnosis of HUS between 1995 and 2002.