Haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis and liver failure-induced massive hyperferritinaemia in a male COVID-19 patient.
Swiss Med Wkly
; 151: w20420, 2021 01 18.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1055196
ABSTRACT
The authors present the case of a 58-year-old man with the unique combination of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and, later on, haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis admitted to the intensive care unit. During his ICU stay the patient developed a variety of complications including acute respiratory distress syndrome, pulmonary embolism, right heart failure and suspected HLH leading to multiorgan failure and death. Despite the proven diagnosis of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, the excessively high ferritin levels of the patient did not seem fully explained by this diagnosis. Therefore, the authors want to highlight different causes of hyperferritinaemia in critically ill patients and underline the importance of differential diagnoses when interpreting continuously rising ferritin levels.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pulmonary Embolism
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Liver Failure
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Lymphohistiocytosis, Hemophagocytic
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Acute Kidney Injury
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Hyperferritinemia
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COVID-19
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Heart Failure
Type of study:
Case report
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Diagnostic study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
English
Journal:
Swiss Med Wkly
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Smw.2021.20420
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