Department of Paediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, 102 Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong SAR, China
CMS Yip (葉夢詩) MBChB, MRCPCH
TL Lee (李子良) MBBS, FHKAM
YL Lau (劉宇隆) MD, FRCPCH, FHKAM
Department of Paediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, United Christian Hospital, 130 Hip Wo Street. Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
CMS Yip (葉夢詩) MBChB, MRCPCH
HB Chan (陳衍標) MBBS, FHKAM, FRCPCH
Correspondence to: Prof YL Lau
Received April 28, 2008
Macrophage activation syndrome is a life threatening complication of rheumatic diseases. We report a patient with adult onset Still's disease who developed macrophage activation syndrome and serious infections after starting high dose steroid and etanercept treatment.
