Adult-onset Still's Disease: A Case Report. 2020

Ashok Sapkota, and Nirdesh Pokhrel, and Jayaram Adhikari, and Bishal Shrestha, and Yoveen Kumar Yadav
Department of Medical Oncology, B.P. Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital, Bharatpur, Nepal.

Adult-onset Still's Disease is a rare auto inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology characterized mainly by high spiking fever, arthritis, evanescent rash and lymphadenopathy. It is a form of systemic onset juvenile rheumatoid arthritis that is encountered in adults, typically between 15-25 years and 36-45years. We here describe a 28 years lady with fever, arthritis of multiple large joints, lymphadenopathy and rash, with negative Rheumatoid factor and evidence of past infection with Ebstein-Barr virus and Parvovirus B19. History, examination findings and investigations showed several features consistent with adult-onset Still's disease along with high ferritin level. After exclusion of probable other diagnosis and use of Yamaguchi criteria, she was diagnosed with adult-onset Still's disease. All the major and minor criteria of Yamaguchi for diagnosis were met. Her disease responded well with steroid, she achieved remission and is currently under maintenance therapy. Keywords: Adult-onset stills disease; arthritis; ferritin; fever.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D005076 Exanthema Diseases in which skin eruptions or rashes are a prominent manifestation. Classically, six such diseases were described with similar rashes; they were numbered in the order in which they were reported. Only the fourth (Duke's disease), fifth (ERYTHEMA INFECTIOSUM), and sixth (EXANTHEMA SUBITUM) numeric designations survive as occasional synonyms in current terminology. Rash,Skin Rash,Exanthem,Rash, Skin
D005260 Female Females
D005334 Fever An abnormal elevation of body temperature, usually as a result of a pathologic process. Pyrexia,Fevers,Pyrexias
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000072281 Lymphadenopathy Disease of LYMPH NODES which are abnormal in size, number or consistency. Adenopathy,Adenopathies,Lymphadenopathies
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D001168 Arthritis Acute or chronic inflammation of JOINTS. Oligoarthritis,Polyarthritis,Arthritides,Oligoarthritides,Polyarthritides
D016706 Still's Disease, Adult-Onset Systemic-onset rheumatoid arthritis in adults. It differs from classical rheumatoid arthritis in that it is more often marked by acute febrile onset, and generalized lymphadenopathy and hepatosplenomegaly are more prominent. Adult-Onset Still Disease,Adult-Onset Still's Disease,Still Disease, Adult-Onset,Adult Onset Still Disease,Adult Onset Still's Disease,Adult-Onset Stills Disease,Still Disease, Adult Onset,Still's Disease, Adult Onset,Stills Disease, Adult-Onset

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