 Macrophage Activation Syndrome
"Macrophage Activation Syndrome" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A serious complication of childhood systemic inflammatory disorders that is thought to be caused by excessive activation and proliferation of T-LYMPHOCYTES and MACROPHAGES. It is seen predominantly in children with systemic onset JUVENILE IDIOPATHIC ARTHRITIS.
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D055501
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C20.683.515.800
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| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Macrophage Activation Syndrome" by people in Profiles.
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Bush D, Deterding R, Weinman J, Galambos C. Hypoxemia in Lipoid Pneumonia: Role of Intrapulmonary Bronchopulmonary Anastomoses. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2017 Jun 01; 195(11):1531-1532.
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Shakoory B, Carcillo JA, Chatham WW, Amdur RL, Zhao H, Dinarello CA, Cron RQ, Opal SM. Interleukin-1 Receptor Blockade Is Associated With Reduced Mortality in Sepsis Patients With Features of Macrophage Activation Syndrome: Reanalysis of a Prior Phase III Trial. Crit Care Med. 2016 Feb; 44(2):275-81.
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Novick D, Kim S, Kaplanski G, Dinarello CA. Interleukin-18, more than a Th1 cytokine. Semin Immunol. 2013 Dec 15; 25(6):439-48.
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Bennett TD, Fluchel M, Hersh AO, Hayward KN, Hersh AL, Brogan TV, Srivastava R, Stone BL, Korgenski EK, Mundorff MB, Casper TC, Bratton SL. Macrophage activation syndrome in children with systemic lupus erythematosus and children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Arthritis Rheum. 2012 Dec; 64(12):4135-42.
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Chou RC, Dinarello CA, Ferry JA, Dal Cin P. A 36-year-old woman with recurrent high-grade fevers, hypotension, and hypertriglyceridemia. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2010 Jan 15; 62(1):128-36.
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