Increased serum vitamin B-12 levels are associated with adult-onset Still's disease with reactive macrophage activation syndrome

KALYONCU, UMUT; BÜYÜKAŞIK, YAHYA; AKDOĞAN, ALİ; KARADAĞ, ÖMER; APRAŞ BİLGEN, ŞAZİYE; KİRAZ, SEDAT; Ertenli, Ihsan; Calguneri, Meral

doi:10.1016/j.jbspin.2009.09.010

Increased serum vitamin B-12 levels are associated with adult-onset Still's disease with reactive macrophage activation syndrome

KALYONCU U. , BÜYÜKAŞIK Y. , AKDOĞAN A. , KARADAĞ Ö. , APRAŞ BİLGEN Ş. Ş. , KİRAZ S. , ...More

JOINT BONE SPINE, vol.77, no.2, pp.131-134, 2010 (Journal Indexed in SCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 77 Issue: 2
Publication Date: 2010
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2009.09.010
Title of Journal : JOINT BONE SPINE
Page Numbers: pp.131-134
Keywords: Vitamin B-12, Adult-onset Still's disease, Macrophage activation syndrome, CLASSIFICATION, CRITERIA

Abstract

Background: Adult-onset Still's disease (AOSD) can be complicated by reactive macrophage activation syndrome (rMAS). The objective of this study was to evaluate vitamin B-12 values in AOSD with and without rMAS.