Abstract Number: 1619 • ACR Convergence 2021
Where Do Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) and Pediatric COVID-19 Fit Under the Cytokine Storm Syndrome Umbrella?
Background/Purpose: Although COVID-19 has been less severe in the pediatric population, with cases more likely to be mild or asymptomatic, there remains a proportion of…Abstract Number: 1928 • ACR Convergence 2021
In Vitro and In Vivo Evidence for DOCK8 as a Risk Allele for Cytokine Storm Syndrome, Including COVID-19 and MIS-C
Background/Purpose: Cytokine storm syndromes (CSS) are frequently fatal complications of a variety of oncologic, rheumatic, and infectious diseases. Many patients with CSS possess heterozygous missense…Abstract Number: 1930 • ACR Convergence 2021
Single-Cell Genomics Reveals a Shared Monocyte Interferon Program in a Subset of Patients with Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, Macrophage Activation Syndrome and Lung Disease
Background/Purpose: Systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (SJIA) is a clinically heterogenous disease and can be complicated by macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) and lung disease (LD) thought…Abstract Number: 1156 • ACR Convergence 2020
Comparison of Immunological Biomarkers and Lung Histology in Patients with Elevated IL18 – Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis and Recurrent Macrophage Activation Syndrome (IL-18PAP-MAS) and Other Inflammatory Lung Diseases
Background/Purpose: Recently, pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) and recurrent macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) have been reported in rare patients (pts) with systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (SJIA)…Abstract Number: 1496 • ACR Convergence 2020
Outcomes of an Evidence Based Guideline for the Treatment of Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis and Macrophage Activation Syndrome
Background/Purpose: Rapid identification of HLH/MAS coupled with a multidisciplinary approach to management is essential to improve patient outcomes. We describe our experience with a newly…Abstract Number: 1634 • ACR Convergence 2020
Etiologies and Management of Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis: Is It Time for an Updated Protocol and Targeted Treatments?
Background/Purpose: Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a rare life-threatening disease characterized by immune-overstimulation and a hyperinflammatory response resulting in cytokine storm and multi-organ failure.1 Secondary HLH…Abstract Number: 1671 • ACR Convergence 2020
Identifying Rare Genetic Variants in Childhood-onset Monogenic Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Background/Purpose: Among children diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), there exists monogenic forms of SLE, where rare variants in a single gene lead to disease.…Abstract Number: 1681 • ACR Convergence 2020
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) Gene Variants in Childhood-onset SLE (cSLE) with Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Background/Purpose: Familial Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (fHLH) is an autosomal recessive, hyper-inflammatory, life-threatening disease. Macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) is also known as secondary HLH due to the…Abstract Number: 0087 • ACR Convergence 2020
Hemophagocytic Syndrome. Clinical Characteristics and Prognostic Factors of a Series of 30 Clinical Cases
Background/Purpose: Hemophagocytic syndrome (HPS) is classified into primary and secondary. The secondary form is mainly associated with hematological malignancies (HN) such as lymphomas, and autoimmune…Abstract Number: 0088 • ACR Convergence 2020
The Spectrum of Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis: Autoimmunity vs. Malignancy
Background/Purpose: Macrophage activation syndrome (MAS), a life-threatening condition resulting from aberrant immune activation, is a form of hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) that develops in patients with…Abstract Number: 0469 • ACR Convergence 2020
IFNγ Is Essential for Alveolar Macrophage Driven Lung Inflammation in Macrophage Activation Syndrome
Background/Purpose: Macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) is a life-threatening cytokine storm syndrome frequently complicating systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (SJIA) and driven by IFNγ. MAS is also…Abstract Number: 0473 • ACR Convergence 2020
Characterization of DOCK8 as a Novel Gene Associated with Cytokine Storm Syndrome
Background/Purpose: Cytokine storm syndrome (CSS), also known as macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) or secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), is a life threatening condition that commonly presents…Abstract Number: 0592 • ACR Convergence 2020
A Rheumatology-Driven Protocol and Treatment Algorithm of SARS-CoV-2 Cytokine Release Syndrome and Its Associated Outcomes
Background/Purpose: The newly identified SARS-CoV-2 has brought Cytokine Release Syndrome (CRS) to a level of prominence not often seen in adult medicine. Mortality rates of…Abstract Number: 0623 • ACR Convergence 2020
Cytokine Storm: Outcomes in SARS-CoV-2 Patients Treated with Biologics in a Rheumatology Cohort
Background/Purpose: Cytokine Release Syndrome (CRS) or Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS) is a life threating hyperinflammatory condition that can complicate rheumatic disease as well as infections…Abstract Number: 0639 • ACR Convergence 2020
Immunological Abnormalities in a SARS-CoV-2-Cytokine Release Syndrome Rheumatology Cohort
Background/Purpose: Cytokine release syndrome (CRS) is a condition characterized by a sepsis-like condition and laboratory abnormalities such as high ferritin, low ESR, and low fibrinogen…