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A case of systemic-onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis complicated with sepsis -Usefulness of cytokine profile for the differentiation between macrophage activation syndrome and sepsis-.
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PMID:  21628853     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
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The differential diagnosis of macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) and sepsis must be considered in the clinical course of systemic-onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis (s-JIA) with sudden onset of high-grade fever and abnormal laboratory findings, including leukocytopenia, thrombocytopenia, and coagulopathy. In this report, we describe the case of a 17-month-old girl diagnosed with s-JIA complicated with sepsis. Her serum interleukin (IL)-18 level was significantly elevated throughout the clinical course. Furthermore, compared to other MAS patients, she showed a significantly elevated serum IL-6 level and procalcitonin in sepsis. Therefore, our results suggest that a patient's cytokine profile may be a useful indicator of disease activity and may thus help in the differential diagnosis of sepsis and MAS in s-JIA.
Authors:
Tadafumi Yokoyama; Masaki Shimizu; Iku Ikeno; Yoko Hashida; Syuhei Fujita; Shoetu Shimura; Kiyoshi Hatasaki; Naohisa Shintani; Akihiro Yachie
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Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Nihon Rinshō Men'eki Gakkai kaishi = Japanese journal of clinical immunology     Volume:  34     ISSN:  1349-7413     ISO Abbreviation:  Nihon Rinsho Meneki Gakkai Kaishi     Publication Date:  2011  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-06-01     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9505992     Medline TA:  Nihon Rinsho Meneki Gakkai Kaishi     Country:  Japan    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  105-11     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University.
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