Macrophage Activation Syndrome as the First Presentation of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

نویسندگان

1 Department of Pediatrics, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

2 Mashhad Azad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

3 Pediatric Congenital Hematologic Disorders Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

4 Blood Transfusion Research Center, High Institute for Research and Education in Transfusion Medicine, Tehran, Iran

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چکیده

Macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) is a rare feature of rheumatic disorders in children and adolescence and its presentation as the first symptom of rheumatic disorders is very infrequent. A 9-year-old girl, in whom MAS developed, was admitted to our Hospital in Tehran, Iran. She suffered from high grade fever and rash followed ...