Abstract

FERREIRA, Paula Marques; OLIVEIRA, Pedro; BREDA, Filipe  and  SEQUEIRA, Manuela. Still Disease: A Diagnosis of Exclusion. Gaz Med [online]. 2022, vol.9, n.1, pp.80-83.  Epub Apr 01, 2022. ISSN 2183-8135.  https://doi.org/10.29315/gm.v1i1.516.

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.

Keywords : Still's Disease, Adult-Onset/complications; Still's Disease, Adult-Onset/diagnosis.

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