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Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Macrophage Activation ... lupus erythematosus ... with leukopenia, anemia ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hematology #Rheumatology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
SLE (Systemic Lupus ... (NPSLE): • May ... Photosensitivity • Malar ... lymphopenia, low PLT • Anemia ... Chronic B-cell activation
Scleroderma Renal Crisis (SRC)

Clinical Presentation of Scleroderma Renal Crisis:
1) Acute kidney injury
2) Abrupt onset of hypertension
3)
microangiopathic hemolytic anemia ... is unknown but may ... endothelial cell activation ... of arteries Management ... Renal #Crisis #rheumatology