Review for 10.1186/s12876-019-1071-4 (2019)

Reviewer ’s report  
 
Title: Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrome - a rare case report of bloody diarrhoea in adults  
 
Version: 1 Date: 11 Jun 2018  
 
Reviewer: Howard Trachtman  
 
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Cases like this are known to occur in pediatrics. increasing awareness in adults will be helpful  
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Not relevant to this manuscript  
 
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