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

• Main Authors: Piotr Buda (Author), Ewa Strauss (Author), Danuta Januszkiewicz-Lewandowska (Author), Ewa Czerwinska (Author), Kamila Ludwikowska (Author), Leszek Szenborn (Author), Ewelina Gowin (Author), Magdalena Okarska-Napierała (Author), Ernest Kuchar (Author), Janusz Ksia̧zyk (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...