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[Severe bone marrow necrosis associated with septic shock in the intensive care unit]
P Cadi1, Y E Claessens, A Cariou
1Service d'anesthésie-réanimation, hôpital européen Georges-Pompidou, 20, rue Leblanc, 75908 Paris cedex 15, France. pcadi@invivo.edu
Abstract:
Unexplained cytopenias can be related to bone marrow necrosis (BMN) in critically ill patients as it can be encountered in several diseases or life-threatening conditions. We present the case of a 39-year-old woman with pancytopenia revealing a BMN in the setting of an acute pyelonephritis with septic shock, multiple organ failure and sickle cell trait. After a short review on the subject, we suggest that various haematological abnormalities occurring in critically ill patients may be related to a mild to severe marrow necrosis.
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