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Table 2 The clinical and laboratory characteristics of JDM patients at initial presentation of MAS

From: Macrophage activation syndrome in juvenile dermatomyositis: a case report and a comprehensive review of the literature

Patient number

Study (year)

Fever

Serum enzymes

Ferritin (ng/mL)

Blood cells

sIL-2R (U/ml)

HSM

HPC

Treatment and outcome

1

Kobayashi

et al. (2000)

No

AST 309 U/L,

LDH 752 U/L

765

WBC 3.4*109/L, Hb 12.2 g/dL, PLT 7*109/L

1120

Yes

Yes

Oral PSL, CsA, IVIG;

improvement

2

Sterba et al. (2004)

Yes

ND

ND

Severe pancytopenia

ND

Yes

No

CS, CsA;

improvement

3

Kobayashi

et al. (2006)

Yes

AST 145 U/L,

LDH 941 U/L

679

WBC 2.7*109/L, Hb 14.6 g/dL, PLT 119*109/L

1610

ND

Yes

IVMP, CsA;

improvement

4

Yajima et al.

(2008)

Yes

ND

2796

Neu 2.56*109/L, Hb 7.7 g/dL, PLT 39*109/L

882

Yes

Yes

IVMP, ISAs, IVIG;

Death

5

Bustos et al.

(2012).

Yes

ALT 241 U/L, AST 515 U/L, LDH 1537 U/L

1789

Cytopenia

ND

Yes

ND

IVMP, CsA, IVIG, PE; improvement

6

Wang et al. (2013)

Yes

ALT 64 U/L, AST 145 U/L, LDH 707 U/L

> 1500

WBC 2.02*109/L, Hb 12.5 g/dL, PLT 84*109/L

ND

Yes

Yes

IVMP/PSL, CYC;

improvement

7

Yamashita

et al. (2013)

Yes

AST 721 U/L, ALT 292 U/L, LDH 1069 U/L

4172

WBC 2.82*109/L, Hb 8.6 g/dL, PLT 112*109/L

2046

Yes

ND

IVDEX, CSA, CYC; Death (diffuse alveolar damage)

8

Lilleby et al. (2014)

Yes

ND

7437

ND

ND

ND

Yes

IVMP/PSL, IVIG, CSA, ETO, anakinra; improvement

9

Ye et al. (2014)

Yes

ALT 268 U/L, AST

147 U/L, LDH 964 U/L

8962

WBC 7.84*109/L, Hb 14.2 g/dL, PLT 122*109/L

ND

Yes

Yes

IVMP/DEX, CsA;

improvement

10

Poddighe

et al. (2014)

Yes

AST 50 U/L, ALT 14 U/L, LDH 890 U/L

5899

WBC 9.5*109/L, Hb 11.7 g/dL, PLT 244*109/L

ND

Yes

Yes

IVMP/oral PSL, CSA;

improvement

11

Önen et al.

(2014)

Yes

AST 205 U/L, ALT 59 U/L, LDH 1085 U/L

14,657

WBC 6.92*109/L, Hb 8.4 g/dL, PLT 144*109/L

ND

Yes

Yes

IVMP, CSA, IVIG;

improvement

12

Wakiguchi

et al. (2015)

Yes

AST1154 U/L, ALT 596 U/L, LDH 2267 U/L

8062

WBC 2.56*109/L, Hb 13.4 g/dL, PLT 119*109/L

ND

ND

Yes

IVMP/DEX, CsA, CYC;

improvement

13

Teshigawara et al. (2016)

No

ND

967.4

WBC 3.9*109/L, Hb 13.4 g/dL, PLT 124*109/L

ND

ND

Yes

IVMP/DEX/, CYC, CsA/TAC;

improvement

14

Deschamps

et al. (2018)

Yes

ALT 245 U/L, AST

302 U/L, LDH 578 U/L

577

WBC 3.9*109/L, Hb 10.7 g/dL, PLT 124*109/L

ND

ND

Yes

IVMP/oral PSL, IVIG, CsA; improvement

15

Stewart JA et al. (2022)

Yes

ALT 157 U/L, AST

281 U/L, LDH 696 U/L

1641

Pancytopenia

ND

ND

ND

IVMP/DEX, Anakinra, IVIG, ETO, TOF; improvement

16

Mouri M et al. (2022)

No

ALT 795 U/L, AST

1608 U/L, LDH 925 U/L

619

WBC 2.8*109/L, Hb 13.3 g/dL, PLT 69*109/L

ND

Yes

Yes

IVMP, TAC, IVIG, CsA, CYC, PE;

improvement

17

Jagwani H et al. (2022)

No

ND

4059

Pancytopenia

ND

ND

ND

IVMP, IVIG, CsA;

improvement

18

Our case

Yes

ALT 153 U/L, AST 199 U/L, LDH 780 U/L

4322

WBC 2.8*109/L, Hb 10.2 g/dL, PLT 85*109/L

ND

Yes

Yes

IVMP, CsA;

Death

  1. CS, corticosteroids; CsA, cyclosporin; CYC, cyclophosphamide; DEX, dexamethasone; ETO, Etoposide; Hb, hemoglobin; HPC, Hemophagocytosis; HSM, hepatosplenomegaly; IVIG, intravenous immunoglobulin; IVMP, intravenous methylprednisolone; ND, not described; Neu, Neutrophils; PE, Plasma exchange; PLT, platelet; PSL, prednisolone; TAC, tacrolimus; TOF, tofacitinib; WBC, white blood cell