Dating violence among male and female youth seeking emergency department care.
Dating violence among male and female youth seeking emergency department care.
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寻求急诊科护理的男性和女性青少年中的约会暴力。
DOI:
10.1016/j.annemergmed.2014.05.027
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发表时间:
2014
影响因子:
6.2
通讯作者:
Cunningham,RebeccaM
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作者:
Singh,Vijay;Walton,MaureenA;Whiteside,LaurenK;Stoddard,Sarah;Epstein-Ngo,Quyen;Chermack,StephenT;Cunningham,RebeccaM
BackgroundMacrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS) is a rare but potential fatal manifestation in patients of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE). The actual incidence of MAS is still unknown. The prevalence of MAS in SLE varies from 0.9 to 4.6%. Delayed diagnosis leads to increased mortality in these patients. This case reports 2 cases of MAS in diagnosed cases of SLE in Central India.DiscussionMAS is a subset of hemophagocytic lymph histiocytosis (HLH). The clinical features include persistent high-grade fever, hepatosplenomegaly, lymphadenopathy, hemorrhagic manifestations and central nervous system dysfunction. It is caused by an imbalance of immune system leading to uninterrupted hyperstimulation of immune cells. We report 2 cases manifesting MAS in SLE. Both presented with long standing fever not relieved on antibiotics, hepatosplenomegaly with developing cytopenias over a short period of time with raised serum ferritin levels. Relative changes in complete blood counts with raised transaminases and raised serum ferritin levels. However, there were no hemorrhagic manifestations and central nervous system dysfunction found. The patients responded well to oral cyclosporine and other supportive management and were discharged on oral steroids.ConclusionFeatures of MAS simulate disease flare up in SLE, making the diagnosis challenging. Selecting a proper diagnostic criterion to diagnose MAS is essential. Relative changes in laboratory parameters along with strong clinical suspicion is the key to early diagnosis.