| Literature DB >> 24082197 |
Noor Hanif Said1, Siew Ngoh Wong, Wei Hsia Tan.
Abstract
Adult onset Still's disease (AOSD) is a systemic inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology characterized by spiking fever, evanescent skin rash, arthralgia or arthritis, involvement of various organs, and predominantly neutrophilic leucocytosis. AOSD, although uncommon, has a characteristic constellation of clinical and laboratory features and should be considered in the differential diagnosis of pyrexia of unknown origin associated with a rash and arthralgia. The diagnosis is one of clinical suspicion and it is essential that infections, malignancy, and other rheumatic diseases are excluded. We report a case which illustrates the typical features of AOSD that were treated with steroids and azathioprine.Entities:
Keywords: AOSD; Adult-onset Still's disease; Still's disease
Year: 2013 PMID: 24082197 PMCID: PMC3778792 DOI: 10.4103/0019-5154.117316
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Indian J Dermatol ISSN: 0019-5154 Impact factor: 1.494