title: A case report of thrombocytopenia-associated multiple organ failure secondary to Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi infection in a pediatric patient: successful treatment with plasma exchange.
abstract: A high proportion of the patients with Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi infection develop severe sepsis. The mortality rate is high despite aggressive antimicrobial therapy in these patients. The case of a 10-year-old boy who developed thrombocytopenia-associated multiple organ failure (TAMOF) secondary to S. typhi infection is reported. The patient did not respond to antimicrobial treatment, including ciprofloxacin, in addition to conventional supportive measures, so plasma exchange was performed. The thrombocytopenia and organ failure had resolved after 3 days of plasma exchange therapy. Plasma exchange is suggested to be a life-saving intervention in a child with TAMOF secondary to S. typhi infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Boston University, Boston, MA 02467, USA. yildirim@bu.edu
authors.forename: Inci
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Yildirim
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ceyhan
authors.forename: Benan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bayrakci
authors.forename: Mutlu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Uysal
authors.forename: Baris
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kuskonmaz
authors.forename: Fatih
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ozaltin
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009102:Multiple Organ Failure / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy*; D010951:Plasma Exchange / Q000379:methods*; D012485:Salmonella typhi / Q000302:isolation & purification; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014435:Typhoid Fever / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents