Adult-onset Still's Disease as the First Manifestation of Cerebral Infarction: a Case Report.
- Author:
Jong Kyoung CHOI
1
;
Yu Jin SEO
;
Dae Yul KIM
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Adult-onset Still's Disease; Cerebral Infarction; Fever of Unknown Origin
- MeSH: Adolescent; Arthralgia; Cerebral Infarction*; Diagnosis; Exanthema; Fever; Fever of Unknown Origin; Humans; Male; Pharyngitis; Rehabilitation; Still's Disease, Adult-Onset*; Stroke; Young Adult
- From:Brain & Neurorehabilitation 2018;11(2):e13-
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Adult-onset Still's disease (AOSD) is a rare systemic febrile disorder of unknown etiology. AOSD is characterized by spiking fever, arthralgia, sore throat, skin rash, and multi-organ involvement but is difficult to diagnose due to the lack of specific clinical features. AOSD is most frequently observed among young adults. We describe the case of an 18-year-old male patient with multiple cerebral infarction who was diagnosed with AOSD based on the clinical features observed during rehabilitation treatment after the diagnosis of ischemic stroke. Clinical symptoms of the patient was controlled with steroid therapy. If cerebral infarction is accompanied by unusual clinical features as non-infectious fever, rash, and arthralgia, AOSD should be considered in young stroke patient.
