Abstract | BACKGROUND: INVESTIGATIONS: Routine investigations, including CBC, serological tests for urea and electrolyte levels, tests of liver function and clotting, measurement of erythrocyte sedimentation rate, cultures of blood, urine and throat swabs, abdominal ultrasonography, echocardiography, bone marrow aspiration, and determination of laboratory parameters, including presence of anti- streptolysin O antibody and levels of C-reactive protein, lactate dehydrogenase, serum ferritin, D-dimer, fibrinogen and ciclosporin. Specialized investigations included measurement of serum levels of interleukin (IL)-1, IL-6, IL-10, tumor necrosis factor and soluble CD25. DIAGNOSIS: MANAGEMENT:
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Authors | Alison Kelly, Athimalaipet V Ramanan |
Journal | Nature clinical practice. Rheumatology
(Nat Clin Pract Rheumatol)
Vol. 4
Issue 11
Pg. 615-20
(Nov 2008)
ISSN: 1745-8390 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 18825135
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Antirheumatic Agents
- Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist Protein
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Antirheumatic Agents
(therapeutic use)
- Arthritis, Juvenile
(complications)
- Female
- Humans
- Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist Protein
(therapeutic use)
- Macrophage Activation Syndrome
(diagnosis, drug therapy, etiology)
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