Macrophage activation syndrome in Kawasaki disease: a literature review of Korean studies

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Macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) is a rare but potentially life-threatening complication of Kawasaki disease (KD). In Korea, many studies on KD have been reported, but there are only a few studies on MAS complicating KD (MAS-KD). This study was conducted to provide the characteristics of MAS-KD patients in Korea through a literature review. A total of 23 Korean patients with MAS-KD from 10 papers were...

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