Resumen

EGANA, N. et al. Sea-blue histiocyte syndrome associated with home parenteral nutrition. Nutr. Hosp. [online]. 2009, vol.24, n.3, pp.361-363. ISSN 1699-5198.

A case of a 55 years-old male with long-term Crohn's disease without response to medical treatment and many intestinal fistula is presented. After the last bowel resection, home parenteral nutrition was started. He presented chronic hepatopathy and pancytopaenia. After 9 months of home parenteral nutrition hepatic function and pancytopaenia began to deteriorate. Bone marrow examination revealed an infiltrate of sea-blue histiocytes. He made insatisfactory progress and died due to a multiorganic failure.

Palabras clave : Sea-blue histyocite; Parenteral nutrition; Hepatopathy; Pancytopenia; Lipids.

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