Hemophagocytic syndrome and COVID-19. (2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lima, Ricardo; Filho, Célio Cortinhas; Ferreira Filho, Carlos Martins; Vaisman, Mauricio; Cossenza, Alexandre; Rebello, Caroline Pinto; Leite, Carolina de Andrade; de Oliveira Tavares, Danilo; Ramalho, Julia Falconiere
• Is Part Of: Respiratory medicine case reports. Volume 31(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020
• Subjects: Respiratory organs -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Chest -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Respiratory Tract Diseases -- Periodicals; Respiratory System -- Periodicals; Chest -- Diseases; Respiratory organs -- Diseases; Electronic journals; Periodicals; 616.2
• DOI: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2020.101162
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2213-0071

Abstract

Abstract: 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.