Does early treatment of macrophage activation syndrome prevent fatal outcome in patients with severe systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis?

Macrophage activation syndrome (MAS), a rare complication of various diseases, mainly systemic inflammatory connective tissue disorders, is being increasingly recognized. Most frequently MAS occurs in systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (sJIA), yet description of typical clinical features is chal...

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Main Authors: Marzena Janczewska, Teresa Kołcun-Penkowska
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Termedia Publishing House 2014-03-01
Series:Rheumatology
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Online Access:http://www.termedia.pl/Does-early-treatment-of-macrophage-activation-syndrome-prevent-fatal-outcome-in-patients-with-severe-systemic-juvenile-idiopathic-arthritis-,18,22457,1,1.html