Cargando…
Epstein-Barr virus–associated hemophagocytic syndrome mimicking severe sepsis
Severe sepsis is amongst the most common reasons for admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) throughout the world and is a common cause of death. The diagnosis of sepsis is usually straightforward, being based on a constellation of clinical and laboratory features. Noninfectious disorders, includ...
Autores principales: | , , |
---|---|
Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
Publicado: |
Medknow Publications
2008
|
Materias: | |
Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2700613/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19561991 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-2700.43198 |
_version_ | 1782168638665523200 |
---|---|
author | Spivack, Talya Chawla, Rashmi Marik, Paul E |
author_facet | Spivack, Talya Chawla, Rashmi Marik, Paul E |
author_sort | Spivack, Talya |
collection | PubMed |
description | Severe sepsis is amongst the most common reasons for admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) throughout the world and is a common cause of death. The diagnosis of sepsis is usually straightforward, being based on a constellation of clinical and laboratory features. Noninfectious disorders, including pancreatitis, drug reactions, and autoimmune disorders, may cause a systemic inflammatory response that mimics sepsis. We present the case of a 32-year-old male with Epstein-Barr virus-associated hemophagocytic syndrome who presented to the ICU with features of severe sepsis which progressed to multisystem organ failure and death despite aggressive supportive measures. |
format | Text |
id | pubmed-2700613 |
institution | National Center for Biotechnology Information |
language | English |
publishDate | 2008 |
publisher | Medknow Publications |
record_format | MEDLINE/PubMed |
spelling | pubmed-27006132009-06-25 Epstein-Barr virus–associated hemophagocytic syndrome mimicking severe sepsis Spivack, Talya Chawla, Rashmi Marik, Paul E J Emerg Trauma Shock Case Report Severe sepsis is amongst the most common reasons for admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) throughout the world and is a common cause of death. The diagnosis of sepsis is usually straightforward, being based on a constellation of clinical and laboratory features. Noninfectious disorders, including pancreatitis, drug reactions, and autoimmune disorders, may cause a systemic inflammatory response that mimics sepsis. We present the case of a 32-year-old male with Epstein-Barr virus-associated hemophagocytic syndrome who presented to the ICU with features of severe sepsis which progressed to multisystem organ failure and death despite aggressive supportive measures. Medknow Publications 2008 /pmc/articles/PMC2700613/ /pubmed/19561991 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-2700.43198 Text en © Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Spivack, Talya Chawla, Rashmi Marik, Paul E Epstein-Barr virus–associated hemophagocytic syndrome mimicking severe sepsis |
title | Epstein-Barr virus–associated hemophagocytic syndrome mimicking severe sepsis |
title_full | Epstein-Barr virus–associated hemophagocytic syndrome mimicking severe sepsis |
title_fullStr | Epstein-Barr virus–associated hemophagocytic syndrome mimicking severe sepsis |
title_full_unstemmed | Epstein-Barr virus–associated hemophagocytic syndrome mimicking severe sepsis |
title_short | Epstein-Barr virus–associated hemophagocytic syndrome mimicking severe sepsis |
title_sort | epstein-barr virus–associated hemophagocytic syndrome mimicking severe sepsis |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2700613/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19561991 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-2700.43198 |
work_keys_str_mv | AT spivacktalya epsteinbarrvirusassociatedhemophagocyticsyndromemimickingseveresepsis AT chawlarashmi epsteinbarrvirusassociatedhemophagocyticsyndromemimickingseveresepsis AT marikpaule epsteinbarrvirusassociatedhemophagocyticsyndromemimickingseveresepsis |