Macrophage activation syndrome associated with systemic lupus erythematosus treated successfully with the combination of steroid pulse, immunoglobulin and tacrolimus

• Autori principali: Aoyama-Maeda Natsuki (Autore), Horino Taro (Autore), Ichii Osamu (Autore), Terada Yoshio (Autore)
• Natura: Libro
• Pubblicazione: Sciendo, 2018-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Soggetti: article
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Macrophage activation syndrome (MAS), a variant of secondary hemophagocyticlymphohistiocytosis, is a potentially life-threatening complication of inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. We present a case of MAS as a rare manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus. Although initial treatment with co...