An elderly female with adult-onset Still’s disease initially misdiagnosed as prosthetic joint infection after total knee arthroplasty: lessons in differential diagnosis and treatment
Abstract Background High fever, knee swelling and pain after knee arthroplasty are often considered as symptoms of acute prosthetic joint infection. However, similar symptoms can also present as primary manifestations of adult-onset Still’s disease, which creates some interference in differential di...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-11-01
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| Series: | BMC Geriatrics |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-020-01925-w |