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Macrophage activation syndrome with acute hepatitis in a patient with adult-onset immunodeficiency with anti-interferon gamma antibodies: a case report.

William HirschBryant MegnaOyedele AdeyiNicholas Lim
Published in: Journal of medical case reports (2024)
This case highlights the importance of maintaining macrophage activation syndrome on the differential of a patient with acute hepatitis of unknown etiology in the correct clinical context and the value of a liver biopsy in making a diagnosis when noninvasive testing is unrevealing.
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