Overview
Macrophage activation syndrome is a disorder.
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Research Evidence
Peer-reviewed studies linked via MeSH term "Syndrome, Macrophage Activation" from the MEDLINE/PubMed database.
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Current treatment in macrophage activation syndrome worldwide: a systematic literature review to inform the METAPHOR project.
[object Object], [object Object], [object Object] et al. · Rheumatology (Oxford) · 2025
Systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis and adult-onset Still's disease are the same disease: evidence from systematic reviews and meta-analyses informing the 2023 EULAR/PReS recommendations for the diagnosis and management of Still's disease.
[object Object], [object Object], [object Object] et al. · Ann Rheum Dis · 2024
Eighty-six cases of clinical characteristics and outcomes of systemic lupus erythematosus-associated macrophage activation syndrome: A meta-analysis study.
[object Object], [object Object], [object Object] · Immun Inflamm Dis · 2024
Neonatal hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis: A meta-analysis of 205 cases.
[object Object], [object Object], [object Object] et al. · Pediatr Blood Cancer · 2024
PMID: 38296838Meta-Analysis
Efficacy and safety of therapies for Still's disease and macrophage activation syndrome (MAS): a systematic review informing the EULAR/PReS guidelines for the management of Still's disease.
[object Object], [object Object], [object Object] et al. · Ann Rheum Dis · 2024
Immunopathology of and potential therapeutics for secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis/macrophage activation syndrome: a translational perspective.
[object Object], [object Object], [object Object] et al. · Exp Mol Med · 2024
Intravenous anakinra for the treatment of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis/macrophage activation syndrome: A systematic review.
[object Object], [object Object] · Eur J Haematol · 2023
PMID: 37344166Meta-Analysis
The 2022 EULAR/ACR points to consider at the early stages of diagnosis and management of suspected haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis/macrophage activation syndrome (HLH/MAS).
[object Object], [object Object], [object Object] et al. · Ann Rheum Dis · 2023
The 2022 EULAR/ACR Points to Consider at the Early Stages of Diagnosis and Management of Suspected Haemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis/Macrophage Activation Syndrome (HLH/MAS).
[object Object], [object Object], [object Object] et al. · Arthritis Rheumatol · 2023
Bibliometrics analysis on the research status and trends of adult-onset Still's disease: 1921-2021.
[object Object], [object Object], [object Object] et al. · Front Immunol · 2022
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Signs & Symptoms
Based on Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO) disease-phenotype annotations.
Abnormal total natural killer cell count
Very frequent (80-99%)HP:0040089
Abnormality of cachexin secretion
Very frequent (80-99%)HP:0011118
Abnormality of interleukin secretion
Very frequent (80-99%)HP:0011117
Alanine aminotransferase increased
Very frequent (80-99%)HP:0031964
Autoimmune disorder
Very frequent (80-99%)HP:0002960
Elevated sedimentation rate
Very frequent (80-99%)HP:0003565
Hemophagocytosis
Very frequent (80-99%)HP:0012156
Hypoalbuminaemia
Very frequent (80-99%)HP:0003073
Increased circulating interferon-gamma concentration
Very frequent (80-99%)HP:0030356
Increased circulating interleukin 6 concentration
Very frequent (80-99%)HP:0030783
Increased inflammatory response
Very frequent (80-99%)HP:0012649
Increased lactate dehydrogenase level
Very frequent (80-99%)HP:0025435
Increased serum ferritin level
Very frequent (80-99%)HP:0003281
Liver dysfunction, mild
Very frequent (80-99%)HP:0001410
Low number of red blood cells or hemoglobin
Very frequent (80-99%)HP:0001903
Pyrexia
Very frequent (80-99%)HP:0001945
Thrombocytopenia
Very frequent (80-99%)HP:0001873
Elevated C-reactive protein level
Frequent (30-79%)HP:0011227
Elevated serum aspartate aminotransferase
Frequent (30-79%)HP:0031956
Increased triglycerides
Frequent (30-79%)HP:0002155
Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
Frequent (30-79%)HP:0005681
Large spleen
Frequent (30-79%)HP:0001744
Low fibrinogen level
Frequent (30-79%)HP:0011900
Lymph node hyperplasia
Frequent (30-79%)HP:0002716
Neutropoenia
Frequent (30-79%)HP:0001875
Encephalopathy
Occasional (5-29%)HP:0001298
Enlarged liver
Occasional (5-29%)HP:0002240
Hepatitis
Occasional (5-29%)HP:0012115
SLE
Occasional (5-29%)HP:0002725
Quick Facts
- SNOMED CT
- 430478003
- UMLS CUI
- C1096155
- Fully Specified Name
- Macrophage activation syndrome (disorder)
- Specialists
- 0
- Diagnostic Biomarkers
- 0
- HPO Phenotypes
- 29
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