Cases of Opsi syndrome still candidate for medical ICU
Splenectomized patients are likely to suffer from severe infections, such as sepsis and meningitis, which is called overwhelming postsplenectomy infection (OPSI) syndrome. It seems to be more common in children, but occurs at all ages. The risk is greatest in the early months and years after operati...
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| author | Gulbin Aygencel Murat Dizbay Melda Aybar Turkoglu Ozlem Guzel Tunccan |
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| description | Splenectomized patients are likely to suffer from severe infections, such as sepsis and meningitis, which is called overwhelming postsplenectomy infection (OPSI) syndrome. It seems to be more common in children, but occurs at all ages. The risk is greatest in the early months and years after operation, but never disappears entirely. The course is rapid, the clinical symptoms are serious, and the prognosis is very poor. In this paper, three cases of OPSI syndrome are described, in which infection developed 8, 8 and 15 years after splenectomy; two of the patients died. With the help of these case reports, we want to again emphasize the importance of vaccination, antibiotic prophylaxis and seeking earlier medical attention in splenectomized patients. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ae94896f49d24fbdbdfd3c6d1c33627b2022-12-22T01:28:50ZengElsevierBrazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases1678-439112654955110.1590/S1413-86702008000600024S1413-86702008000600024Cases of Opsi syndrome still candidate for medical ICUGulbin Aygencel0Murat Dizbay1Melda Aybar Turkoglu2Ozlem Guzel Tunccan3Gazi UniversityGazi UniversityGazi UniversityGazi UniversitySplenectomized patients are likely to suffer from severe infections, such as sepsis and meningitis, which is called overwhelming postsplenectomy infection (OPSI) syndrome. It seems to be more common in children, but occurs at all ages. The risk is greatest in the early months and years after operation, but never disappears entirely. The course is rapid, the clinical symptoms are serious, and the prognosis is very poor. In this paper, three cases of OPSI syndrome are described, in which infection developed 8, 8 and 15 years after splenectomy; two of the patients died. With the help of these case reports, we want to again emphasize the importance of vaccination, antibiotic prophylaxis and seeking earlier medical attention in splenectomized patients.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702008000600024&lng=en&tlng=enOverwhelming postsplenectomy infection (OPSI) syndromesplenectomy |
| spellingShingle | Gulbin Aygencel Murat Dizbay Melda Aybar Turkoglu Ozlem Guzel Tunccan Cases of Opsi syndrome still candidate for medical ICU Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases Overwhelming postsplenectomy infection (OPSI) syndrome splenectomy |
| title | Cases of Opsi syndrome still candidate for medical ICU |
| title_full | Cases of Opsi syndrome still candidate for medical ICU |
| title_fullStr | Cases of Opsi syndrome still candidate for medical ICU |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cases of Opsi syndrome still candidate for medical ICU |
| title_short | Cases of Opsi syndrome still candidate for medical ICU |
| title_sort | cases of opsi syndrome still candidate for medical icu |
| topic | Overwhelming postsplenectomy infection (OPSI) syndrome splenectomy |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702008000600024&lng=en&tlng=en |
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