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Revista Colombiana de Reumatología
Print version ISSN 0121-8123
Abstract
MURIEL R, Alvaro José; RUEDA G, Jorge Manuel; GONZALEZ BURITICA, Hermán and CASTANO C, Orlando. Adult onset Still disease: A rare condition. Clinical experience with 17 cases. Rev.Colomb.Reumatol. [online]. 2016, vol.23, n.2, pp.126-130. ISSN 0121-8123.
Objective: To present current clinical experience and the clinical outcomes in the management of patients with adult Still disease. Materials and methods: A retrospective study of a case series was conducted on of 17 cases diagnosed with adult Still disease during a period between 2009 and 2014 in 2 tertiary hospitals in Santiago de Cali. Results: Of the 17 cases diagnosed and treated, it was found that 50% of patients had an elevated ferritin five times its normal value, being useful in the diagnosis. Less than 50% of cases were under 40 years, and about 50% of the population required combined treatment, with two patients requiringbiological therapy to control their symptoms. Yamaguchi criteria were used for diagnostic correlation. Conclusions: Adult Still's disease is a rare disease that requires a high index of suspicion, but it must be a disease to rule out, and it always requires management generally combined with schemes to improve the quality of life of patients.
Keywords : Still's disease adult-onset; Fever of unknown origin; Number of cases.