Life threatening sepsis while on high dose steroids requiring extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation.
We present a case of life-threatening streptococcal sepsis in a young man with a history of Behçet's disease within two weeks of commencing high dose corticosteroid therapy for an exacerbation of Behçet's disease.
Beaumont Hospital, Beaumont, Dublin 9. carlorr@physicians.ie
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D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D001379:Azathioprine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy*; D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D018805:Sepsis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D011239:Prednisolone; D001379:Azathioprine