Polymyxin-direct hemoperfusion for sepsis-induced multiple organ failure

Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2010 Jul 15;55(1):202-5. doi: 10.1002/pbc.22447.

Abstract

We report a case of multiple organ failure caused by the Bacillus cereus infection during acute lymphoblastic leukemia therapy, who was treated successfully. A 15-year-old male developed (B. cereus) sepsis on the 19th day after chemotherapy initiation. Polymyxin-direct hemoperfusion for septic shock was started, followed by continuous hemodiafiltration. His condition improved after starting the hemoperfusion. At the onset of sepsis, elevated levels of serum inflammatory cytokines, anti-inflammatory cytokines, and plasminogen-activator inhibitor complex-1 were observed. Serum levels of these cytokines and bioactive substances decreased after blood purification therapy, which correlated with the improvement of clinical symptoms.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Bacillus cereus / isolation & purification
  • Cytokines / blood
  • Hemodiafiltration / methods*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Multiple Organ Failure / etiology*
  • Multiple Organ Failure / therapy*
  • Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1 / blood
  • Polymyxins / administration & dosage*
  • Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / therapy*
  • Sepsis / complications*
  • Sepsis / therapy*

Substances

  • Cytokines
  • Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1
  • Polymyxins