A 65-year-old male patient, unconscious, was admitted into the clinic by the Ambulance. From the patient's medical history it was revealed that several hours before the admission in the clinic the following symptoms were present: shortness of breath, fever, hypotonia, consciousness inhibition, because of which emergency brigade was called and was brought by the Emergency Brigade. The history is loaded by chronic pathologies: myeloma disease, prostate cancer, ciliary arrhythmia, heart failure; received several courses of polichemotherapy, last ten days has been treated for pneumonia with antibiotics of ceftriaxone group in outpatient setting. It is also noteworthy that for the last three months dysfunction of musculoskeletal system with muscle weakness, restricted motion has been present. Clinically there was present dysfunction syndrome of several organs: disorder of function of several organs that required emergency intervention, recovery chance was very low, correlation with morbidity in PIRO was high. By investigation it is known, that as SIRS aggravates, and turns into septic shock, lethal index increases, especially when the underlying severe diseases are present. On basis of certain data we can conclude that the severity of the disease may have some compatibility with results, although it is alteration of further clinical status of initial stage that has the closest compatibility with results. Sepsis toward MODS experiences progress with lethal results. Mortality rate in the patients with acute respiratory deficiency increases from 50% to 80%. In most patients with sepsis syndrome, who have 3 or more organs damaged, lethality is more than 90%. In this certain case organ systems that are mostly involved in the process during the sepsis, are respiratory, blood, renal and cardiovascular systems, were all involved , in the mentioned case a reasonable symptomatic and pathognomic treatment and the appropriate measures led to the recovery of the above mentioned patient. Sepsis syndrome is developed when the balance between the substances that contribute to the inflammation and anti-inflammatory substances is violated. By the mentioned case there is sepsis - induced polyorganic insufficiency with underlying severe somatic pathological condition, with violation of hemodynamics. Clinically the insufficiency of all the organic systems developed at the background of cardio-respiratory-cerebral insufficiency, with functional insufficiency of all the organ systems and violation of buffer system. With reasonable pathognomic and symptomatic treatment eradication of vicious circle was possible. The patient was discharged from the clinic with positive clinic-laboratory recovery. The condition is stable. Neurological status -contact, adequate, with high capacity to work, and with an achievement of 2 year remission.
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