Acute Heart Failure in the Course of Macrophage Activation Syndrome Due to Newly Diagnosed Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Case Presentation and Literature Review

Acute Heart Failure in the Course of Macrophage Activation Syndrome Due to Newly Diagnosed Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Case Presentation and Literature Review

Macrophage activation syndrome is an uncommon yet dangerous and potentially fatal complication of many rheumatic diseases, inducing multiple organ failure, including, although rarely, acute heart failure. In the following paper, we present a case of a 37-year-old woman who, in a short period of time...

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Main Authors: Jakub Kuna, Grzegorz Chmielewski, Łukasz Jaśkiewicz, Magdalena Krajewska-Włodarczyk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-02-01
Series:Medicina
Subjects:
macrophages
macrophage activation syndrome
systemic lupus erythematosus
heart failure
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/60/3/392

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