Should 2016 Criteria for Macrophage Activation Syndrome be applied in children with Kawasaki disease, as well as with systemic-onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis?

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Seung-Beom Han et al. Ann Rheum Dis. 2016 Jul.

. 2016 Jul;75(7):e44.

doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2016-209395. Epub 2016 Mar 10.

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Keywords: Inflammation; Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis; Systemic vasculitis.

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2016 Classification Criteria for Macrophage Activation Syndrome Complicating Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: A European League Against Rheumatism/American College of Rheumatology/Paediatric Rheumatology International Trials Organisation Collaborative Initiative.
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