ADULT ONSET STILL’S DISEASE
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2013, Vol 2, Issue 49
Abstract
Adult onset Still’s disease is an uncommon autoimmune inflammatory disease, most often seen in young adults. It presents as a combination of systemic manifestations typically including spiking fevers, short – lived rashes, and joint symptoms ranging from arthralgia to aggressive arthritis. No specific diagnostic test is available and clinical diagnosis is based on pattern recognition and exclusion. Disease remits in a third of patients, whereas debilitating disease course is seen in those with root joint involvement. We report a case of Adult – onset Still’s disease presenting with manifestations of fever, sore throat and arthritis.
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Ranjeet Kaur, Gurinder Mohan
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