Guest guest Posted May 28, 2006 Report Share Posted May 28, 2006 Excuse me for butting in, but what does MAS stand for?-- & Elaney(12 poly) Price <bc.price@...> wrote: Hi AJ, n takes her mtx on Saturday nights, and the enbrel on Monday and Thursdays. On another subject, I brought n to the pumonologist about her cough. It is the remnants of the MAS, or the MAS trying to come back. The cough surfaced as we tapered the prednisone. She has been given numerous pulmonary function tests and has failed all of them. She was put on inhaled steroids and we have stopped the prednisone taper until a more sophisticated pulmonary test is done on June 6th. She can't inhale or exhale the normal amount. (n, 17, systemic) > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 28, 2006 Report Share Posted May 28, 2006 Macrophage Activation Syndrome- a complication of systemic JRA. It is a life threatening illness, and can send chills into the parents of systemic kids. (n, 17, systemic) On May 28, 2006, at 8:45 PM, Pickering wrote: > Excuse me for butting in, but what does MAS stand for?-- & > Elaney(12 poly) > > Price <bc.price@...> wrote: Hi AJ, > > n takes her mtx on Saturday nights, and the enbrel on Monday and > Thursdays. > > On another subject, I brought n to the pumonologist about her > cough. It is the remnants of the MAS, or the MAS trying to come > back. The cough surfaced as we tapered the prednisone. She has been > given numerous pulmonary function tests and has failed all of them. > She was put on inhaled steroids and we have stopped the prednisone > taper until a more sophisticated pulmonary test is done on June 6th. > She can't inhale or exhale the normal amount. (n, 17, > systemic) > >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 29, 2006 Report Share Posted May 29, 2006 , I am sorry to hear that cough is still with n and that it is linked to the MAS. I wish you all the best and hope it goes away soon! Jan Re: Re: MAS? Macrophage Activation Syndrome- a complication of systemic JRA. It is a life threatening illness, and can send chills into the parents of systemic kids. (n, 17, systemic) On May 28, 2006, at 8:45 PM, Pickering wrote: > Excuse me for butting in, but what does MAS stand for?-- & > Elaney(12 poly) > > Price <bc.price@...> wrote: Hi AJ, > > n takes her mtx on Saturday nights, and the enbrel on Monday and > Thursdays. > > On another subject, I brought n to the pumonologist about her > cough. It is the remnants of the MAS, or the MAS trying to come > back. The cough surfaced as we tapered the prednisone. She has been > given numerous pulmonary function tests and has failed all of them. > She was put on inhaled steroids and we have stopped the prednisone > taper until a more sophisticated pulmonary test is done on June 6th. > She can't inhale or exhale the normal amount. (n, 17, > systemic) > >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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