* Refractory macrophage activation syndrome in a patient with SLE and APLA syndrome - Successful use of PET- CT and Anakinra in its diagnosis and treatment.
- A patient with antiphospholipid syndrome, SLE and refractory fever is described. The cause for the fever was macrophage activation syndrome (MAS). The diagnosis of MAS was made with the help of PET-CT. Since the syndrome was refractory to conventional therapy with high-dose steroids and cyclosporin, anakinra was administered with complete recovery of the patient. The present case illustrates the difficulties in diagnosing MAS when multiple bone marrow biopsies fail to show hemophagocytosis. It emphasizes the significance of PET-CT in the diagnosis and evaluation of treatment of MAS. Finally, it describes the important role of Anakinra in treating refractory cases of MAS.
=>がまん強い, 忍耐強い, 辛抱強い, 根気よく働く, 患者, 病人, 忠者
Overview of noun patient
The noun patient has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (73) patient -- (a person who requires medical care; "the number of emergency patients has grown
rapidly")
2. affected role, patient role, patient -- (the semantic role of an entity that is not the agent but
is directly involved in or affected by the happening denoted by the verb in the clause)
Overview of adj patient
The adj patient has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (3) patient -- (enduring trying circumstances with even temper or characterized by such
endurance; "a patient smile"; "was patient with the children"; "an exact and patient scientist";
"please be patient")
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