NADDEI R.

Macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) is a serious, potentially life-threatening, hyperinflammatory condition, which belongs to the spectrum of hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) and can complicate several immunologic and rheumatic disorders. MAS is characterized by a dysfunctional immune response that is similar to that seen in other...

Objective To investigate the frequency in which the physician provides a global assessment of disease activity (PhGA) >0 and an active joint count (AJC)=0 in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and search for determinants of divergence between the two measures. Methods Data were extracted from a multinational cross-sectional...