Acute lethal encephalopathy in systemic juvenile rheumatoid arthritis - 31/08/11
Doi : 10.1016/S0887-8994(01)00394-0
Hideki Ueno, MD, PhD ⁎, a, Kenji Katamura, MD, PhD a, Haruo Hattori, MD, PhD a, Yoshimichi Yamaguchi, MD a, Tatsutoshi Nakahata, MD, PhD a
a Department of Pediatrics, Kyoto University Hospital, 54 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
*Communications should be addressed to: Dr. Ueno, Baylor Institute for Immunology Research, 3434 Live Oak, Dallas TX 75204,USA
Abstract |
Macrophage activation syndrome is the most common cause of death in children with systemic juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. We present a first patient with systemic juvenile rheumatoid arthritis in which acute necrotizing encephalopathy developed as a complication of macrophage activation syndrome but not of Reye’s syndrome. The suspected mechanism of this lethal complication is discussed.
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Vol 26 - N° 4
P. 315-317 - avril 2002 Retour au numéro
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