Macrophage Activation Syndrome in a Child with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Secondary to SARS-CoV-2.

Akturk, Hacer; Tanyildiz, Murat; Erbey, Fatih; Tasdemir, Mehmet; Celikyurt, Aydin; Gonen, Emel; Bilge, Ilmay

Akturk, Hacer; Tanyildiz, Murat; Erbey, Fatih; Tasdemir, Mehmet; Celikyurt, Aydin; Gonen, Emel; Bilge, Ilmay.

Akturk H; Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Infectious Disease Unit, Koc University Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Tanyildiz M; Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Koc University Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Erbey F; Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Hematology & Oncology Unit, Koc University Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Tasdemir M; Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Nephrology Unit, Koc University Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Celikyurt A; Department of Pediatrics, Koc University Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Gonen E; Department of Orthopedics, Koc University Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Bilge I; Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Rheumotology Unit, Koc University Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.

J Trop Pediatr ; 67(2)2021 05 17.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1240899

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) has caused a pandemic affecting many countries and millions of people. Physicians have encountered some rare and challenging cases related to SARS-CoV-2, a novel virus with still many unknowns. In order to share our experience of a such clinical picture, we present here a child with SARS-CoV-2-induced macrophage activation syndrome in the setting of juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

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Arthritis, Juvenile; COVID-19; Macrophage Activation Syndrome; Arthritis, Juvenile/complications; Child; Humans; Macrophage Activation Syndrome/diagnosis; Macrophage Activation Syndrome/etiology; Pandemics; SARS-CoV-2

Keywords

juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA); macrophage activation syndrome (MAS); secondary haemophagocytic lymphohistocytosis (sHLH); severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2)

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Arthritis, Juvenile / Macrophage Activation Syndrome / COVID-19 Type of study: Diagnostic study / Prognostic study Topics: Long Covid Limits: Child / Humans Language: English Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Tropej

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