Journals / Solunum / 2012 / Cilt: 14 - Sayı: 3

Adult Still disease as the cause of fever of unknown origin

Sebebi bilinmeyen ateş nedeni olarak erişkin still hastalığı

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Solunum
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169–172
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In conclusion, it is diffucult to diagnose the AOSD, and clinical suspicion with exclusion of other diagnoses is very important.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Adult onset Still’s disease (AOSD), the adult variant of the systemic form of juvenile arthritis, is a rare systemic inflammatory disorder of unknown aetiology that is responsible for a significant proportion of cases of fever of unknown origin.
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Key Findings & Data:Increased ferritin levels are of particular value in establishing the diagnosis.
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Conclusion & Impact:In conclusion, it is diffucult to diagnose the AOSD, and clinical suspicion with exclusion of other diagnoses is very important.
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Adult onset Still’s disease (AOSD), the adult variant of the systemic form of juvenile arthritis, is a rare systemic inflammatory disorder of unknown aetiology that is responsible for a significant proportion of cases of fever of unknown origin. The diagnosis is exclusion of infection, malignancy, and various rheumatologic disorders. Increased ferritin levels are of particular value in establishing the diagnosis. We report a case of a 55-yearold man who presented at our hospital with high fever, bilateral lower lobe infiltration seen in the chest radiography and pericardial effusion. He received therapy with broadspectrum antibiotics, but he was unresponsive to the treatment. Also, an extensive infectious serological workup was unremarkable and negative. Hepatomegaly and high fever, neutrophilic leukocytosis, and negative rheumatologic serology were consistent with AOSD. Methylprednisolone therapy was started which resulted in a remarkable clinical improvement with disappearance of the pericardial effusion and decrease in inflammatory markers. In conclusion, it is diffucult to diagnose the AOSD, and clinical suspicion with exclusion of other diagnoses is very important.

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Erişkin Still Hastalığı (ESH), sistemik juvenil artritin erişkin formudur. Sebebi bilinmeyen ve nadir görülen bir inflamatuar hastalıktır. Aynı zamanda sebebi bilinmeyen ateşin de önemli nedenlerinden biridir. Hastalığın tanısı infeksiyon, malignite ve romatolojik hastalıkların dışlanmasıyla konur. Artmış ferritin seviyesi hastalığı tahmin etmede oldukça önemlidir. Bu yazıda, infeksiyon tedavisine rağmen düşmeyen ateş, akciğer grafisinde bilateral alt zonlarda infiltrasyon ve perikardiyal efüzyonla başvuran 55 yaşında bir erkek hasta sunulmaktadır. Hasta geniş spektrumlu antibiyotik tedavisine yanıt vermemiştir. Üstelik birçok infeksiyon ajanının serolojisi negatif bulunmuştur. Hastaya yüksek ateş, nötrofilik lökositoz, hepatomegali ve negatif romatolojik seroloji ile ESH tanısı konulmuştur. Metil prednizolon tedavisi ile hastada klinik yanıt alınmıştır. Sonuç olarak, ESH’nin tanısı zordur ve diğer hastalıkların dışlanmasıyla birlikte klinik şüphe tanıda çok önemlidir.

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ÖZSU, S., PEHLİVANLAR, M., KARKUCAK, M., ÖZTUNA, F., ABUL, Y., BÜLBÜL, Y., ÖZLÜ, T. (2012). Adult Still disease as the cause of fever of unknown origin. Solunum, Cilt: 14 - Sayı: 3, 169–172. https://ajindex.com/articles/314352

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