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Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases > Lymphatic Diseases > Lymphoproliferative Disorders > Macrophage Activation Syndrome
Immune System Diseases > Immunoproliferative Disorders > Lymphoproliferative Disorders > Macrophage Activation Syndrome

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Macrophage Activation Syndrome  

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Scope note

  • A serious complication of childhood systemic inflammatory disorders that is thought to be caused by excessive activation and proliferation of T-LYMPHOCYTES and MACROPHAGES. It is seen predominantly in children with systemic onset JUVENILE IDIOPATHIC ARTHRITIS.

History note

  • 2009

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D055501

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