Reactive hemophagocytic syndrome: a probably underestimated cause of thrombocytopenia in intensive acre patients

Thrombocytopenia is a common feature in ICU patients which occurs usually in case of infection or septic shock. Its mechanisms, which are often unclear, include the haemophagocytic syndrome initially linked with histiocytic proliferation but probably also associated with infectious diseases. This sy...

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Published in:Annales françaises d'anesthésie et de réanimation 1995, Vol.14 (6), p.514
Main Authors: François, B, Trimoreau, F, Vignon, P, Verger, G, Gastinne, H
Format: Article
Language:fre
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Critical Care
Escherichia coli Infections - complications
Histiocytosis, Non-Langerhans-Cell - complications
Humans
Male
Pancytopenia - etiology
Thrombocytopenia - etiology
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Summary:Thrombocytopenia is a common feature in ICU patients which occurs usually in case of infection or septic shock. Its mechanisms, which are often unclear, include the haemophagocytic syndrome initially linked with histiocytic proliferation but probably also associated with infectious diseases. This syndrome is characterized by a phagocytosis of medullar blood cells. Reactive haemophagocytic syndrome can probably lead to thrombocytopenia in ICU patients as in this case report of a E. Coli infection.
ISSN:0750-7658