Volume : III, Issue : VIII, August - 2014

Adult Onset Still's Disease

Dr. Sachinkumar M Patankar, Dr. Rajendra V Bhagwat, Dr. Pranesh Puri, Dr. Somnath Magdum

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Adult onset Still’s disease(AOSD) is a rare systemic inflammatory disorder of unknown etiopathogenesis , it is characterized by arthritis, fever, evanescent rash and other systemic presentation . This report describes a case of 24 year old female presented with convulsions , fever , evanescent, salmon colored rash , multiple migratory joint pain and hyperferritinemia . She was diagnosed to have AOSD based on Yamaguchi criteria, after exclusion of other potential diagnosis . The patient responded to high dose steroids and was shifted to oral steroids and analgesics on recovery .

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Dr. Sachinkumar M Patankar, Dr. Rajendra V Bhagwat, Dr. Pranesh Puri, Dr. Somnath Magdum Adult Onset Still’s Disease International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol : 3, Issue : 8 August 2014

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