Adult-onset Still's Disease with Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation and Multiple Organ Dysfunctions Dramatically Treated with Cyclosporine A.
10.3346/jkms.2004.19.1.137
- Author:
Jae Hong PARK
1
;
Joong Ho BAE
;
Yeon Soo CHOI
;
Hye Soon LEE
;
Jae Bum JUN
;
Sungsoo JUNG
;
Dae Hyun YOO
;
Sang Cheol BAE
;
Tae Hwan KIM
Author Information
1. Division of Rheumatology, The Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Hanyang University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. thkim@hanyang.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Still's Disease, Adult-onset;
Hemophagocytic Syndrome;
Cyclosporins
- MeSH:
Colon/radiography;
Cyclosporine/*therapeutic use;
Female;
Human;
Immunosuppressive Agents/*therapeutic use;
Middle Aged;
*Multiple Organ Failure;
Still's Disease, Adult-Onset/*diagnosis/*pathology;
Time Factors;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- From:Journal of Korean Medical Science
2004;19(1):137-141
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Severe systemic manifestations of adult onset Still's disease (AOSD) are often fatal and occasionally related to hemophagocytic syndrome (HS). We describe the case of a 49-yr-old woman with AOSD presenting with non-remitting high fever, confusion, jaundice, hepatosplenomegaly, serositis, azotemia, pancytopenia, coagulopathy with disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), hyperferritinemia, acute acalculous cholecystitis and ileocolitis noted in computed tomographic images. The patient had a history of herpes zoster developed prior to the admission, but there is no history of diarrhea or abdominal pain. Although bone marrow examination was not performed due to hemorrhagic diathesis, we suspected AOSD-associated HS on the basis of clinical course without detectable infectious agents in cultures or serologic studies. Intravenous immunoglobulin, pulse methylprednisolone, oral cyclosporine A (CsA) and ceftriaxone brought about transient improvement of fever and confusion, but the disease progressed. After increasing CsA dose, all previously mentioned abnormalities disappeared rapidly. Accordingly, we believe that DIC and multiple organ dysfunctions might have been the complications of HS but not that of sepsis, and that CsA can be used as a first-line therapy in case of life-threatening situations.
