Clinical characteristics of children with MIS-C fulfilling classification criteria for macrophage activation syndrome

Clinical characteristics of children with MIS-C fulfilling classification criteria for macrophage activation syndrome

BackgroundMacrophage activation syndrome (MAS) is a potentially life-threatening complication of various inflammatory disorders, including multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C). MIS-C refractory to treatment should raise suspicion of MAS, which can be fatal if a definitive diagnosis...

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Main Authors: Piotr Buda, Ewa Strauss, Danuta Januszkiewicz-Lewandowska, Ewa Czerwinska, Kamila Ludwikowska, Leszek Szenborn, Ewelina Gowin, Magdalena Okarska-Napierała, Ernest Kuchar, Janusz Ksia̧zyk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
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macrophage activation syndrome
MAS
SARS-CoV-2
pediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome temporally associated with SARS-CoV-2 (PIMS-TS)
PIMS-TS
multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C)
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2022.981711/full

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