title: Serum cytokine level during continuous venovenous hemofiltration in toxic shock-like syndrome due to group G beta Streptococcus bacteremia in a patient with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura.
abstract: We report a case of toxic shock-like syndrome due to a rare infection of group G Streptococcus bacteremia in a patient with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura and its successful treatment with continuous venovenous hemofiltration (CVVH). As the result of sepsis treatment with CVVH, in addition to administration of vasopressors and antibiotics, serum levels of interleukin-1beta, interleukin-10 and tumor necrosis factor-a fell and shock was controlled.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Internal Medicine, Fukui Medical University, Japan. ktakagi@fmsrsa.fukui-med.ac.jp
authors.forename: Kazutaka
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takagi
authors.forename: Hiromasa
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shimizu
authors.forename: Hiromichi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Iwasaki
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tsutani
authors.forename: Takanori
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ueda
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000150:complications*; D016207:Cytokines / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006440:Hemofiltration; D006801:Humans; D016553:Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines