Primary Thrombotic Microangiopathy in Pediatric Patients.

. Primary thrombotic microangiopathy includes hemolytic uremic syndrome caused by Shiga toxin-producing , atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome, and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. .

[Leptospirosis in pediatrics, a diagnosis to be considered].

Human leptospirosis is an important cause of acute febrile disease that most frequently affects tropical areas. Its main reserve is rodents, so the infection is limited by factors of poverty, health deficit, recreational and work activities that favor contact with the urine of infected animals, contaminated water or soil. Leptospira spp infections have a non-specific presentation, ranging from asymptomatic to multisystem compromise with high mortality; being the clinical suspicion and the presence of risk factors the initial variables for the diagnosis of the disease.