Case Report

The Conundrum of Septic Shock Imitators in Patients with Hematologic Cancers: Case Presentation and Possible Differential Diagnoses

Table 6

Possible therapeutic strategies.

ConditionTherapy

Septic shock(1) Antibiotics
(2) Drainage of septic foci
(3) Cardiorespiratory and renal support
(4) Steroids (debated)
(5) Blood purification techniques

CRS (whatever cause)(1) Treatment of the cause
(2) Immunosuppression
(3) Blood purification techniques

Acquired hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis(1) Immunosuppression
(2) Etoposide
(3) Extracorporeal Blood purification

Catastrophic anti phospholipid syndrome(1) Immunosuppression
(2) IvIg
(3) Anticoagulation
(4) Plasmaexchange