[Issues about systemic capillary leak syndrome].

Pulmonary Capillary Leak Syndrome

Systemic capillary leak syndrome associated with compartment syndrome.

Systemic capillary leak syndrome is characterized by recurrent hypovolemic shock attributable to increased systemic capillary leakage. A 26-year-old woman was admitted because of recurrent episodes of hypovolemic shock. Hemoconcentration, hypoalbuminemia, and monoclonal gammopathy were observed. We diagnosed systemic capillary leak syndrome. Three years later, she again had an attack of systemi...

[May-Thurner syndrome: an infrequent cause of spontaneous left iliac vein rupture].

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Polyserositis: An Unusual Complication of Aluminum Phosphide Poisoning

  Background: Aluminum phosphide is the common cause of poisoning in adults in India, with a very high case fatality ratio. We studied five patients of aluminum phosphide poisoning with polyserositis. Methods: We enrolled all patients with aluminum phosphide poisoning presenting to emergency medical department, at a tertiary care hospital in northwestern India from January to July 2006. These p...

Recurrent undifferentiated shock: Idiopathic Systemic Capillary Leak Syndrome

Idiopathic Systemic Capillary Leak Syndrome is a potentially fatal disorder that is under diagnosed. It commonly presents as recurrent undifferentiated shock with hypotension, hypoalbuminemia and hemoconcentration. There are three distinct phases that define the syndrome; Prodromal, Extravasation and Recovery.

Systemic capillary leak syndrome caused by granulocyte colony-stimulating factor.