A Rare Case of Macrophage Activation Syndrome in a Neonate

  • Dr.Rabindran Chandran Junior Consultant Neonatologist, Sunrise Superspeciality Children’s Hospital, Hyderabad, India
  • Dr Hemant Parakh Consultant Neonatologist, Sunrise Superspeciality Children’s Hospital, Hyderabad, India
  • Dr Rajnesh Murkhy Consultant Pediatrician, Hope Children’s Hospital, Hyderabad, India
  • Dr Madan Mohan Rao Consultant Pediatrician, Hope Children’s Hospital, Hyderabad, India
Keywords: Macrophage Activation Syndrome, Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis, Cytopenia, Hemophagocytosis

Abstract

Macrophage activation syndrome is excessive proliferation of macrophages associated with hemophagocytosis in bone marrow. It is characterized by fever >38.5oC for ≥7 days, splenomegaly, cytopenias (≥2 lineages), hypertriglyceridemia/ hypofibrinogenemia & hemophagocytosis. MAS occurying in neonatal period is very rare & only 2 sporadic case reports are available.We report a case of a neonate with MAS who presented with unremitting fever, hepatosplenomegaly, cytopenia, hyperferritinemia, with bone marrow suggestive of Hemophagocytosis.

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Chandran R, Parakh H, Murkhy R, Rao MM. A Rare Case of Macrophage Activation Syndrome in a Neonate. Int J Med Res Rev [Internet]. 2015Apr.30 [cited 2024Jul.3];3(3):345-9. Available from: https://ijmrr.medresearch.in/index.php/ijmrr/article/view/237
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