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Macrophage activation syndrome in a newborn: report of a case associated with neonatal lupus erythematosus and a summary of the literature
10 Feb 2021
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BACKGROUND: Macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) is a life-threatening hyperinflammatory syndrome and is caused by a severely dysregulated immune response. It has rarely been associated with neonatal lupus. CASE PRESENTATION: We present a female neonate with MAS born to a mother who had cutaneous lupus erythematosus with circulating anti-nuclear antibodies (ANA), anti-SSA, anti-SSB and anti-extractable nuclear...
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