| Literature DB >> 26233722 |
Juan-Felipe Betancur1, Erika-Paola Navarro1, Alex Echeverry2, Pablo A Moncada3, Carlos A Cañas2, Gabriel J Tobón4,5.
Abstract
There are four medical conditions characterized by high levels of ferritin, the macrophage activation syndrome (MAS), adult onset Still' s disease (AOSD), catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome (CAPS), and septic shock, that share similar clinical and laboratory features, suggesting a common pathogenic mechanism. This common syndrome entity is termed "the hyperferritinemic syndrome." Here, we describe two different cases of hyperferritinemic syndrome triggered by Chikungunya fever virus infection: a 21-year-old female with SLE and a 32-year-old male patient who developed AOSD after the coinfection of dengue and Chikungunya viruses.Entities:
Keywords: Adult onset Still’s disease; Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome; Chikungunya virus infection; Ferritin; Hyperferritinemic syndrome
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26233722 DOI: 10.1007/s10067-015-3040-9
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Rheumatol ISSN: 0770-3198 Impact factor: 2.980