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Hepatic Involvement in Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis and Macrophage Activation Syndrome: Clinical and Therapeutic Insights From 2 Cases

Stefano Romano, Maria Vincenza Mastrolia, Claudia Bracaglia, Francesca Minoia, Teresa Giani, Ivan Caiello, Ilaria Maccora, Martina Rossano, Valerio Maniscalco, Edoardo Marrani, Ilaria Pagnini and Gabriele Simonini
The Journal of Rheumatology July 2026, jrheum.2026-0131; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2026-0131
Stefano Romano
S. Romano, MD, Rheumatology Unit, ERN ReCONNET Center, Meyer Children's Hospital IRCCS, Florence; Department of Pediatrics, School of Human Health Science, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
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Maria Vincenza Mastrolia
M.V. Mastrolia, MD, Rheumatology Unit, ERN ReCONNET Center, Meyer Children's Hospital IRCCS, Florence; Neurofarba Department, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
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Claudia Bracaglia
C. Bracaglia, MD, Division of Rheumatology, ERN RITA Center, IRCCS Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, Rome, Italy.
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Francesca Minoia
F. Minoia, MD, Pediatric Immunorheumatology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
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Teresa Giani
T. Giani, MD, PhD, Rheumatology Unit, ERN ReCONNET Center, Meyer Children's Hospital IRCCS, Florence, Italy.
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Ivan Caiello
I. Caiello, MSc, Laboratory of Immuno-Rheumatology, IRCCS Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, Rome, Italy.
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Ilaria Maccora
I. Maccora, MD, PhD, Rheumatology Unit, ERN ReCONNET Center, Meyer Children's Hospital IRCCS, Florence, Italy.
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Martina Rossano
M. Rossano, MD, Pediatric Immunorheumatology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
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Valerio Maniscalco
V. Maniscalco, MD, Rheumatology Unit, ERN ReCONNET Center, Meyer Children's Hospital IRCCS, Florence, Italy.
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Edoardo Marrani
E. Marrani, MD, Rheumatology Unit, ERN ReCONNET Center, Meyer Children's Hospital IRCCS, Florence, Italy.
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Ilaria Pagnini
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Gabriele Simonini
G. Simonini, MD, Rheumatology Unit, ERN ReCONNET Center, Meyer Children's Hospital IRCCS, Florence; Neurofarba Department, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
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Abstract

We read with interest the manuscript entitled "Hepatic Manifestations in Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis and Macrophage Activation Syndrome" by Eloseily et al,1 describing 4 patients with systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (sJIA) complicated by macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) and hepatic involvement and treated with emapalumab. We report our experience with this subgroup of patients, describing 2 cases treated at Meyer Children's Hospital in which patients experienced multiple hepatic relapses requiring a combined treatment approach.

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Stefano Romano, Maria Vincenza Mastrolia, Claudia Bracaglia, Francesca Minoia, Teresa Giani, Ivan Caiello, Ilaria Maccora, Martina Rossano, Valerio Maniscalco, Edoardo Marrani, Ilaria Pagnini, Gabriele Simonini
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