Adult Onset Still’s Disease - a rare diagnosis of undetermined febrile syndrome

Adult Onset Still’s Disease - a rare diagnosis of undetermined febrile syndrome

Adult Onset Still's Disease (AOSD) is a rare, systemic inflammatory disease. Its main manifestations consist of fever, arthralgias and evanescent rash and diagnosis is essentially clinical. The authors present a case of a 43-year-old woman admitted to the Emergency Department because of fever,...

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Main Authors: Bráulio Gomes, José Pedro Leite, Sofia Rodrigues Sousa, Dilva Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Galega de Medicina Interna 2018-09-01
Series:Galicia Clínica
Subjects:
Enfermedad de Still del adulto
Fiebre de origen desconocido
Poliartralgias
Exantema
Online Access:http://www.galiciaclinica.info/publicacion.asp?f=1493
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Summary:Adult Onset Still's Disease (AOSD) is a rare, systemic inflammatory disease. Its main manifestations consist of fever, arthralgias and evanescent rash and diagnosis is essentially clinical. The authors present a case of a 43-year-old woman admitted to the Emergency Department because of fever, odynophagia and arthralgia for about 2 weeks. Complementary diagnostic tests showed elevation of C-Reactive Protein (CRP) and leukocytosis. After exhaustive investigation, the diagnosis of AOSD was made. The authors intend to alert to the importance of the inclusion of this pathology in the differential diagnosis of undetermined febrile syndrome.
ISSN:0304-4866
1989-3922

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