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- Title
Macrophage Activation Syndrome in Kawasaki Disease – Are We Missing This?
- Authors
Bagri, Narendra Kumar; Ramanan, A. V.
- Abstract
The article discusses Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS) in the context of Kawasaki disease (KD) and highlights key findings from a study by Maheshwari et al. Topics include the high incidence of MAS in children with KD, possibly linked to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic; the clinical characteristics and outcomes of MAS in KD, such as the increased risk of coronary artery aneurysms (CAA) and the importance of timely immunomodulation; and the challenges in diagnosing MAS in KD.
- Subjects
MACROPHAGE activation syndrome; MUCOCUTANEOUS lymph node syndrome; BRAIN natriuretic factor; MULTISYSTEM inflammatory syndrome in children; JUVENILE diseases
- Publication
Indian Pediatrics, 2024, Vol 61, Issue 8, p717
- ISSN
0019-6061
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s13312-024-3246-5