Hyperferritinemic sepsis: an opportunity for earlier diagnosis and intervention?

We describe a case of an infant with HSV meningitis and septic shock who demonstrated a remarkably high serum ferritin level. Aggressive pediatric intensive care and the administration of high dose glucocorticoids were not able to reverse the multiple organ dysfunctions. Subsequent autopsy identifi...

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Main Authors: E. Scott Halstead, Surender Rajasekaran, Julie C. Fitzgerald, Scott L. Weiss
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
Subjects:
hsv
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fped.2016.00077/full