A Case of Adult-Onset Still's Disease Complicated with Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage.
10.3346/jkms.2009.24.1.155
- Author:
Ismail SARI
1
;
Merih BIRLIK
;
Omer BINICIER
;
Servet AKAR
;
Erkan YILMAZ
;
Fatos ONEN
;
Nurullah AKKOC
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine, Turkey. nurullah.akkoc@deu.edu.tr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Still's Disease, Adult-Onset;
Lung Diseases
- MeSH:
Adult;
Ankylosis/diagnosis;
Anti-Inflammatory Agents/administration & dosage;
Diagnosis, Differential;
Female;
Fever of Unknown Origin/diagnosis;
Hemorrhage/*diagnosis/drug therapy/etiology;
Humans;
Lung Diseases/*diagnosis/drug therapy/etiology;
Methylprednisolone/administration & dosage;
*Pulmonary Alveoli;
Still's Disease, Adult-Onset/complications/*diagnosis/drug therapy/radiography;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- From:Journal of Korean Medical Science
2009;24(1):155-157
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Adult-onset Still's disease (AOSD) is an inflammatory disease that presents with a variety of clinical symptoms. Pulmonary involvement is well-known in AOSD and is seen in up to 53% of AOSD cases, with the most common pulmonary diseases being pleural effusion and transient pulmonary infiltrates. We present the first case of chronic AOSD complicated with diffuse alveolar hemorrhage during the acute flare of the disease.
