The Conundrum of Septic Shock Imitators in Patients with Hematologic Cancers: Case Presentation and Possible Differential Diagnoses

Berlot, Giorgio and Moratelli, Giulia and Tarchini, Martina and Battaglia, Katiuscia and Grassi, Paolo and Zarrillo, Nadia and Colella, Vincenzo and Bussani, Rossana (2019) The Conundrum of Septic Shock Imitators in Patients with Hematologic Cancers: Case Presentation and Possible Differential Diagnoses. Case Reports in Critical Care, 2019. pp. 1-7. ISSN 2090-6420

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Abstract

The authors describe the case of a patient treated with several cycles of chemotherapy due to an advanced stage non-Hodgkin lymphoma. One daafter the last cycle, he was admitted to our Intensive Care Unit with a septic shock-like clinical picture which didn’t respond to the aggressive treatment and the patient died a few hours later. The autoptical findings cast some doubts on the diagnosis, and demonstrated the presence of other factors imitating its symptoms. In this article, the mimickers of septic shock are reviewed and discussed, as some of them require an aggressive immunosuppression instead of the recommended treatment for septic shock.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: Journal Eprints > Medical Science
Depositing User: Managing Editor
Date Deposited: 01 Dec 2022 05:32
Last Modified: 28 May 2024 04:57
URI: http://repository.journal4submission.com/id/eprint/478

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