Open AccessSepsis in a Young Man with Thalassemia Major: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Atak Burcin,
Gülali Aktaş,
Duman Tuba,
Zahid Kocak,
Edip Erkuş,
Haluk Şavlı
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of clinical cases and reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2582-0435
DOI - 10.46619/joccr.2018.1-1008
Subject(s) - medicine , thalassemia , sepsis , intensive care unit , abdominal pain , antibiotics , intensive care medicine , splenectomy , pediatrics , emergency medicine , surgery , spleen , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
A 23-year-old young man with a transfusion-dependent thalassemia major presented to internal medicine outpatient clinic of our institution. His complaints included fatigue and abdominal pain for 1-2 days. He needed blood transfusions in every two weeks. On admission, he had a fever that not responded to empiric antibiotics. General condition of the patient deteriorated rapidly and he died in intensive care unit of our institution. In conclusion, physicians should aware of serious infectious caused by such microorganisms in patients with iron overload and proper antimicrobial therapy should be initiate at once.