Hemophagocytic syndrome and COVID-19

Ricardo Lima; Célio Cortinhas Filho; Carlos Martins Ferreira Filho; Mauricio Vaisman; Alexandre Cossenza; Caroline Pinto Rebello; Carolina de Andrade Leite; Danilo de Oliveira Tavares; Julia Falconiere Ramalho

Respiratory Medicine Case Reports (Jan 2020)

Hemophagocytic syndrome and COVID-19

Ricardo Lima,
Célio Cortinhas Filho,
Carlos Martins Ferreira Filho,
Mauricio Vaisman,
Alexandre Cossenza,
Caroline Pinto Rebello,
Carolina de Andrade Leite,
Danilo de Oliveira Tavares,
Julia Falconiere Ramalho

Affiliations

Ricardo Lima: ICU, Samaritano Hospital UHG, Brazil; Surgery and Critical Care, Department of Federal University of State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Corresponding author. Soares Cabral St 21 ap 301, 2224070, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Célio Cortinhas Filho: ICU, Samaritano Hospital UHG, Brazil; Surgery and Critical Care, Department of Federal University of State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Carlos Martins Ferreira Filho: ICU, Samaritano Hospital UHG, Brazil
Mauricio Vaisman: ICU, Samaritano Hospital UHG, Brazil
Alexandre Cossenza: ICU, Samaritano Hospital UHG, Brazil
Caroline Pinto Rebello: Oncohematology Department, Samaritano Hospital UHG, Brazil
Carolina de Andrade Leite: Oncohematology Department, Samaritano Hospital UHG, Brazil
Danilo de Oliveira Tavares: Oncohematology Department, Samaritano Hospital UHG, Brazil
Julia Falconiere Ramalho: ICU, Samaritano Hospital UHG, Brazil

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 31
p. 101162

Abstract

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The case of a woman hospitalized due to COVID-19 is presented. The patient developed a severe macrophage activation syndrome diagnosed by bone marrow biopsy, which did not respond to immunoglobulin therapy.

Published in Respiratory Medicine Case Reports

ISSN: 2213-0071 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the respiratory system
Website: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/respiratory-medicine-case-reports/

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