Open AccessBlue‐green neutrophilic inclusion bodies in the critically ill patient
Author(s) -
Soos Michael P.,
Heideman Caroline,
Shumway Cameron,
Cho Min,
Woolf Andrew,
Kumar Chintalapudi
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.2196
Subject(s) - medicine , critically ill , septic shock , lactic acidosis , shock (circulatory) , sepsis , intensive care medicine , systemic inflammatory response syndrome
Previously termed “Green Crystals of Death,” bright blue‐green inclusion bodies within neutrophils are a rare clinical finding. They have been reported as a predictive sign of mortality in critically ill patients and often accompany acute liver failure, lactic acidosis with multisystem organ failure, or septic shock due to Escherichia coli .