High-resolution CT findings of macrophage activation syndrome: a case report.
Macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) is a rare disorder characterised by benign, reactive, excessive, well-differentiated macrophage proliferation, secondary to an immune dysregulation in response to some triggering agents such as viral infection. We report a 3-year-old girl with MAS and pulmonary involvement. This is the first radiographic description of MAS on high-resolution CT.
Tateishi
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Department of Radiology, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
Nishihara
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Okano
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Kobayashi
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Kobayashi
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Fujita
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D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003524:Cyclosporins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008262:Macrophage Activation; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013577:Syndrome; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D003524:Cyclosporins; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D011239:Prednisolone