The systemic capillary leak syndrome is a rare condition, with a high mortality rate, characterised by recurrent episodes of generalized edema, with hemoconcentration and hypoproteinemia, associated with paraproteinemia. Pathophysiologically, this syndrome is caused by a sudden, reversible increase in capillary permeability, with a rapid shift of plasma from the intravascular to the extravascular compartment with subsequent hypovolemic shock. We report a new patient of this unusual condition, and we review its diagnostic and therapeutic aspects.
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Intern Med
January 2025
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Okayama City Hospital, Japan.
We herein report a case of Systemic Capillary Leak Syndrome (SCLS) attributed to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) that emerged in 2019. A 56-year-old woman presented with a COVID-19 infection 7 days prior to the visit with upper respiratory symptoms, fatigue, and decreased appetite. Secondary SCLS due to COVID-19 was diagnosed, veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) was initiated as mechanical support, and intravenous immunoglobulin was administered, marking the transition to the recovery phase with the initiation of fluid resuscitation.
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January 2025
Department of Medicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry 605006, India.
Snakebite is a neglected public health problem in tropical countries. Snakebite envenomation-associated acute kidney injury (SBE-AKI) is a major complication accounting for significant morbidity and mortality. The pathogenesis of SBE-AKI may be multifactorial, including prerenal AKI secondary to hemodynamic alterations, intrinsic renal injury, immune-related mechanisms, venom-induced consumptive coagulopathy and capillary leak syndrome.
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December 2024
Department of General Medicine, Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Bangalore, IND.
Background: The defining characteristic of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a reversible, predominantly vasogenic edema of the white matter, particularly affecting the parenchyma supplied by the posterior circulation. PRES is most commonly associated with hypertension. We present a case series of seven normotensive patients diagnosed with cancer who had posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome.
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December 2024
Department of Dermatology and Allergy, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany; Department of Dermatology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany. Electronic address:
JCI Insight
December 2024
Institute of BioInnovation, Biomedical Sciences Research Centre "Alexander Fleming," Vari-Athens, Greece.
Systemic capillary leak syndrome (SCLS) is a rare life-threatening disorder due to profound vascular leak. The trigger and the cause of the disease are currently unknown and there is no specific treatment. Here, we identified a rare heterozygous splice-site variant in the TLN1 gene in a familial SCLS case, suggestive of autosomal dominant inheritance with incomplete penetrance.
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