Under-Recognized Macrophage Activation Syndrome in Refractory Kawasaki Disease: A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing

• Main Authors: Sangwon Rhee (Author), Danbi Kim (Author), Kyoungsoon Cho (Author), Jung Woo Rhim (Author), Soo-Young Lee (Author), Dae Chul Jeong (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Recognition of macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) in patients with refractory Kawasaki disease (KD) can be challenging. This study aimed to investigate the incidence of MAS in patients with refractory KD and to compare the characteristics of refractory KD and MAS. Medical records of 468 patients d...