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

doi:10.1016/j.rmcr.2020.101162

Hemophagocytic syndrome and COVID-19

Respir Med Case Rep. 2020 Jul 10:31:101162. doi: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2020.101162. eCollection 2020.

Affiliations

¹ ICU, Samaritano Hospital UHG, Brazil.
² Surgery and Critical Care, Department of Federal University of State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
³ Oncohematology Department, Samaritano Hospital UHG, Brazil.

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.

Publication types

Case Reports