Does red-man reaction stimulate macrophage activation syndrome in children with systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis?
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) is a major cause of death in patients with systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). We describe 4 patients who developed MAS during or after vancomycin treatment. Vancomycin should be used with great care in patients with systemic JIA.
Medical subject headings
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Arthritis, Juvenile
- Macrophage Activation
- Macrophages
- Vancomycin