Macrophage activation syndrome complicating adult-onset still's disease: A diagnostic challenge

Macrophage activation syndrome complicating adult-onset still's disease: A diagnostic challenge

We report the case of a young man who presented with high-spiking fever, erosive arthritis, and generalized lymphadenopathy. He was diagnosed as adult-onset Still's disease (AOSD), and his clinical course was complicated by reactive macrophage activation syndrome (MAS). The sudden precipitous d...

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Main Authors: Vijesh Vijayan Sobha, Maya Gopalakrishnan, Suryanarayana Bettadpura Shamanna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:International Journal of Advanced Medical and Health Research
Subjects:
Hyperferritinemia
macrophage activation syndrome
polyarthritis
Still's disease
Online Access:http://www.ijamhrjournal.org/article.asp?issn=2349-4220;year=2018;volume=5;issue=1;spage=27;epage=30;aulast=Vijayan

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