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Case Report
Adult-onset Still’s disease: A diagnosis to remember
1 MD, Resident of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine Department, Hospital de Braga, Braga, Portugal
2 MD, Resident of Intensive Care Medicine, Intensive Care Unit, Hospital de Braga, Braga, Portugal
3 MD, Internist, Internal Medicine Department, Hospital de Braga, Braga, Portugal
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Ana Rita Fernandes Matos
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Article ID: 101085Z01AM2020
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Matos ARF, Coelho E, Caridade S. Adult-onset Still’s disease: A diagnosis to remember. Int J Case Rep Images 2020;11:101085Z01AM2020.ABSTRACT
Introduction: Adult-onset Still’s disease (AOSD) is a rare systemic inflammatory disorder that occurs mainly in young people. It characteristically presents with the triad of high-grade fever, arthralgia, and salmon-colored evanescent rash, and is a diagnosis of exclusion.
Case Report: We present the case of a 33-year-old man admitted for a second time to the hospital with clinical symptoms compatible with this disease. After exclusion of differential diagnosis, it was concluded that the patient had AOSD and started proper treatment with good response.
Conclusion: This case highlights the importance of thinking in this diagnosis in order to make a timely diagnosis.
Keywords: Adult-onset Still’s disease, Autoinflammatory disease, Fever, Skin rash
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Author Contributions
Ana Rita Fernandes Matos - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Elisabete Coelho - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Sofia Caridade - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Guarantor of SubmissionThe corresponding author is the guarantor of submission.
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Data AvailabilityAll relevant data are within the paper and its Supporting Information files.
Conflict of InterestAuthors declare no conflict of interest.
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