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      HEMOPHAGOCYTOSIS SECONDARY TO PHARYNGEAL ABSCESS IN AN IMMUNOCOMPETENT PATIENT (case report)

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          Background. Hemophagocytosis is a rare, potentially fatal disorder, comprising pancytopenia, liver dysfunction, hepatosplenomegaly, hypertriglyceridemia, and hyperferritinemia presenting as fever, lympha­denopathy and skin rashes. Objective. To attract the clinicians’ attention to a problem of hemophagocytosis in Critical Care management. Methods. Hemophagocytosis secondary to pharyngeal abscess in a 58 year old male is being reported. Results. A 58-year-old immunocompetent patient presenting with hemophagocytosis secondary to pharyngeal abscess, was managed on ventilator and inotropic support, when he developed heathcare-associated urinary tract infection by Escherichia coli and ventilator-associated pneumonia by Acinetobacter baumanii. He developed neutropenic septic shock and multi-organ dysfunction and went through a downhill course leading to demise. Conclusions. Hemophagocytosis remains a sinister entity in modern intensive care despite astute clinical management. Secondary superinfections with opportunistic multidrug resistant pathogens are difficult to treat. A high index of clinical suspicion, aggressive diagnosis and prompt treatment for hemophagocytosis and polymicrobial opportunistic superinfections with multidrug-resistant healthcare-associated pathogens needs to be addressed upfront.

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          International Journal of Medicine and Medical Research
          Ukrmedknyha
          01 July 2018
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          Affiliations
          [1 ] Assistant Professor, Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Army College of Medical Sciences and Base Hospital, New Delhi 110010, India
          [2 ] ARMY COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES AND BASE HOSPITAL, NEW DELHI, INDIA
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          fe99455582094a2aa336d2d77574f379
          10.11603/ijmmr.2413-6077.2018.1.8514
          11d141dd-4a12-4c51-bf9b-b14eaf9fff3a

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          Medicine,Pediatrics,Surgery,Dentistry,Internal medicine,Pharmacology & Pharmaceutical medicine
          Acinetobacter baumanii,hemophagocytosis,sepsis.,pancytopenia,ventilator-associated pneumonia,pharyngeal abscess

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