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What is the difference between Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Adults (MIS-A) and MAS/HLH?

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Rheumatology · University of Alabama Birmingham
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Macrophage activation syndrome (MAS)/hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) are cytokine storm syndromes (CSS) associated with various infections, rheumatic conditions, and hematologic malignancies (among other etiologies). Multi-system inflammatory syndrome in adults (MIS-A) is a discrete entity ...

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