Ferritin and C-reactive protein are predictive biomarkers of mortality and macrophage activation syndrome in adult onset Still's disease. Analysis of the multicentre Gruppo Italiano di Ricerca in Reumatologia Clinica e Sperimentale (GIRRCS) cohort.
Paola Di BenedettoPaola CiprianiDaniela IaconoIlenia PantanoFrancesco CasoGiacomo EmmiRosa Daniela GrembialeFrancesco Paolo CantatoreFabiola AtzeniFederico PerosaRaffaele ScarpaGiuliana GugginoFrancesco CicciaRoberto GiacomelliPiero RuscittiPublished in: PloS one (2020)
We reported the predictive role of ferritin and CRP on MAS and mortality, respectively, in a large cohort of patients with AOSD, identifying subsets at higher risk of poor prognosis. Considering that the analysis of CRP and ferritin is widely available, these results could be readily transferable into clinical practice, thus improving the management of patients with AOSD.