Macrophage Activation Syndrome and Renal Involvement: A Case Report

Autors/ores

  • Abaid ur Rehman Fatima Memorial Hospital, Lahore.
  • Sadia Taj Fatima Memorial Hospital, Lahore.
  • Omer Sabir Fatima Memorial Hospital, Lahore.
  • Hafiz Usman Said Fatima Memorial Hospital, Lahore.
  • Nauman Tarif Fatima Memorial College of Medicine & Dentistry

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53778/pjkd3998

Paraules clau:

macrophage activating syndrome, acute tubular necrosis, sepsis, filgrastim, pancytopenia, thrombocytopenia

Resum

Macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) is a severe, potentially fatal condition associated with excessive activation and expansion of macrophages and T cells (mainly CD8), leading to exaggerated inflammatory response. We describe here a case of MAS causing possibly ATN and review the literature.

Biografia de l'autor/a

  • Sadia Taj, Fatima Memorial Hospital, Lahore.

    Macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) is a severe, potentially fatal condition associated with excessive activation and expansion of macrophages and T cells (mainly CD8), leading to exaggerated inflammatory response. We describe here a case of MAS causing possibly ATN and review the literature.

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Descàrregues

Publicat

2021-02-06

Número

Vol. 3 Núm. 9 (2019): Pakistan Journal of Kidney Diseases

Secció

Case report

Llicència

Drets d'autor (c) 2021 Abaid ur Rehman, Sadia Taj, Omer Sabir, Hafiz Usman Said, Nauman Tarif

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Com citar

Macrophage Activation Syndrome and Renal Involvement: A Case Report. (2021). Pakistan Journal of Kidney Diseases, 3(9). https://doi.org/10.53778/pjkd3998