A rare case of occult abdominal tuberculosis with Poncet′s disease mimicking Adult onset Still′s disease

A rare case of occult abdominal tuberculosis with Poncet′s disease mimicking Adult onset Still′s disease

A 50-year-old female presented with fever, symmetrical arthralgias, rash, painful oral ulcerations and alopecia since 8 weeks. Examination showed mild hepatospleenomegaly. Investigations revealed leucocytosis, neutrophilia, elevated sedimentation rate and raised ferritin levels (3850 ng/ml). Compute...

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Main Authors: Isha Sood, Gaurav M Kasundra, Prathibha Shankaranarayana Supriya, Aradhana Gupta, Bharat Bhushan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Journal of Mid-Life Health
Subjects:
Abdominal tuberculosis
adult onset stills disease
serum ferritin
serum ferritin levels
Online Access:http://www.jmidlifehealth.org/article.asp?issn=0976-7800;year=2015;volume=6;issue=3;spage=125;epage=128;aulast=Sood

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