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Still Disease: A Diagnosis of Exclusion
| Resumo: | Still disease is an inflammatory condition characterized by fever, arthralgia, and skin rash. It is a rare entity associated with nonspecific manifestations and becoming a diagnosis of exclusion. Therefore, it is essential to exclude infectious pathologies, as well as autoimmune pathologies and neoplastic conditions. The authors describe the case of a 24-year-old girl hospitalized in the Internal Medicine Department, with fever, arthralgia and maculopapular exanthema with two weeks duration. During hospitalization, a exhausting study was proposed and other possible etiologies were excluded. She was diagnosed with Still disease and started corticosteroid therapy. She was oriented for the autoimmune external consult. |
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| Autores principais: | Ferreira, Paula |
| Outros Autores: | Oliveira, Pedro; Breda, Filipe; Sequeira, Manuela |
| Assunto: | Doença de Still de Início Tardio/complicações Doença de Still de Início Tardio/diagnóstico Still's Disease, Adult-Onset/complications Still's Disease, Adult-Onset/diagnosis |
| Ano: | 2022 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Tipo de acesso: | unknown |
| Instituição associada: | CUF |
| Idioma: | português |
| Origem: | Gazeta Médica |
| Resumo: | Still disease is an inflammatory condition characterized by fever, arthralgia, and skin rash. It is a rare entity associated with nonspecific manifestations and becoming a diagnosis of exclusion. Therefore, it is essential to exclude infectious pathologies, as well as autoimmune pathologies and neoplastic conditions. The authors describe the case of a 24-year-old girl hospitalized in the Internal Medicine Department, with fever, arthralgia and maculopapular exanthema with two weeks duration. During hospitalization, a exhausting study was proposed and other possible etiologies were excluded. She was diagnosed with Still disease and started corticosteroid therapy. She was oriented for the autoimmune external consult. |
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