Adult-Onset Still's Disease: Typical Presentation, Delayed Diagnosis.

adult-onset still’s disease arthritis fever rash

Journal

Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
08 Jun 2020
Historique:
entrez: 14 7 2020
pubmed: 14 7 2020
medline: 14 7 2020
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Adult-onset Still's disease (AOSD) is an uncommon auto-inflammatory disease of unknown etiology, with a classical triad of fever, arthritis, and evanescent rash. Its low prevalence and lack of specific guidelines contribute to frequent delays in diagnosis and treatment. Clinical manifestations vary greatly between mainly systemic or articular symptoms and the clinical pattern between monocyclic, polycyclic, or chronic illness. Treatment options include non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), systemic corticoids, disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs), and, more recently, biological agents directed at identified immune pathological pathways like anti-interleukin-1 (IL-1) or anti-tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha). We report a case of a 40-year-old male with persistent fever, polyarthralgia, sore throat, and rash for two weeks despite antibiotic treatment for suspected bacterial pharyngitis. During hospitalization and after extensive diagnostic workup, an AOSD diagnosis was made according to Yamaguchi's criteria and successfully managed with systemic corticoids.

Identifiants

pubmed: 32656026
doi: 10.7759/cureus.8510
pmc: PMC7346332
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports

Langues

eng

Pagination

e8510

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2020, Seco et al.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Auteurs

Tiago Seco (T)

Internal Medicine, Hospital Senhora Da Oliveira, Guimarães, PRT.

Ana Cerqueira (A)

Internal Medicine, Hospital Senhora Da Oliveira, Guimarães, PRT.

Ana Costa (A)

Internal Medicine, Hospital Senhora Da Oliveira, Guimarães, PRT.

Carlos Fernandes (C)

Internal Medicine, Hospital Senhora Da Oliveira, Guimarães, PRT.

Jorge Cotter (J)

Internal Medicine, Hospital Senhora Da Oliveira, Guimarães, PRT.

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