Difficulty in diagnosing Still's disease in adults (clinical observation)
https://doi.org/10.29001/2073-8552-2014-29-2-67-70
Abstract
Still’s disease in adults is a rare systemic inflammatory disease characterized by high fever, typical maculopapular rash, polyarthralgia, leukocytosis, and hyperferritinaemia. Clinical manifestations of the disease are diverse. Differential diagnosis involves a wide range of diseases including infections, autoimmune, and neoplastic diseases. The article presents a clinical case of Still’s disease in adults and provides analysis of typical clinical manifestations of the disease, diagnostic criteria, and treatment tactics.
About the Authors
E. A. Kladieva
Siberian State Medical University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
I. A. Pokladova
Siberian State Medical University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
T. G. Khruleva
Siberian State Medical University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
R. S. Karpov
Siberian State Medical University; Federal State Budgetary Institution "Research Institute for Cardiology" of Siberian Branch under the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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Kladieva E.A., Pokladova I.A., Khruleva T.G., Karpov R.S. Difficulty in diagnosing Still's disease in adults (clinical observation). Siberian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine. 2014;29(2):67-70. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.29001/2073-8552-2014-29-2-67-70
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