Is this septic shock? A rare case of distributive shock

نویسندگان

  • Luis Silva Val-Flores
  • Alberto Fior
  • Ana Santos
  • Luís Reis
  • Luís Bento
چکیده

The authors report a rare case of shock in a patient without significant clinical history, admitted to the intensive care unit for suspected septic shock. The patient was initially treated with fluid therapy without improvement. A hypothesis of systemic capillary leak syndrome was postulated following the confirmation of severe hypoalbuminemia, hypotension, and hemoconcentration--a combination of three symptoms typical of the disease. The authors discussed the differential diagnosis and also conducted a review of the diagnosis and treatment of the disease.

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دوره 26  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2014