A rare trigger for macrophage activation syndrome

作者：Agarwal Shikhar; Moodley Jayavani; Goel Gati Ajani; Theil Karl S; Mahmood Syed S; Lang Richard S^*

来源：Rheumatology International, 2011, 31(3): 405-407.

DOI：10.1007/s00296-009-1204-0

• Macrophage activation syndrome
• Histoplasma
• Hemophagocytosis

Macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) is a disorder characterized by increased activation of mononuclear cells leading to phagocytosis of blood cell precursors in the bone marrow. We describe a case of MAS triggered by disseminated histoplasmosis occurring in a patient with Still's disease on long-term treatment with adalimumab.

• 出版日期2011-3