Adult Onset Still’s Disease: A Rare Cause of Fever
Journal Title: Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research - Year 2019, Vol 13, Issue 5
Abstract
ABSTRACT Fever remains a challenge for physicians, more so when it lasts a month. Although infections remain the most common cause, non-infective causes should also be looked for. Adult Onset Still’s Disease (AOSD) is a rare cause of fever. It is a diagnosis of exclusion. Here, we present the case report of a young male patient, admitted with high grade fever, for more than a month and after excluding infective causes and common autoimmune diseases we kept the possibility of Still’s disease. He was treated with steroid pulse therapy followed by oral steroid. He was on follow-up for six months and is doing well.
Authors and Affiliations
Divendu Bhushan, Prashant Kumar, Abhishek Verma
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP583961
- DOI 10.7860/JCDR/2019/41464.12875
- Views 90
- Downloads 0
Role of Ultrasonography and Ultrasound Elastography in the Evaluation of Thyroid Nodules
ABSTRACT Introduction: Thyroid nodules are frequently encountered with its Incidence is increasing steadily. Most nodules are benign and <5% of nodules are malignant. High-Resolution Ultrasonography (HRUS) is the most se...
Wilms’ Tumour in an Adult- A Case Report of an Unusual Lesion
Wilms’ tumour, a renal malignancy, primarily occurs in children with a peak incidence between 2 to 5 years age group and accounts for approximately 95% of childhood renal malignancies. Though rarely, it may also occur in...
Recent Changes in Health Status of Women in Bihar through National Family Health Survey Window
ABSTRACT Bihar is one of the states of India having lowest health profile. The accessibility of health facility is very poor and due to dire poverty, people are becoming malnourished. The main objective of this study was...
Reconstruction of Maxilla with Titanium Mesh and Fascia Lata - A Case Report
Maxillary defect reconstruction has been a grave challenge which unfortunately has stopped many ENT surgeons from attempting maxillectomy due to the fear of reconstruction. With our technique of reconstructing the maxill...
Salivary Anti-50 kDa Antibodies as a Useful Biomarker for Diagnosis of Typhoid Fever
Introduction: Typhoid fever remains a scourge of humanity, especially in developing and under-developed countries due to poor sanitation and food hygiene. Diagnostic methods available for detection of this disease are no...