Case Report: A Rare Case of Elderly-Onset Adult-Onset Still's Disease in a Patient With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.

ABSTRACT: The rare systemic inflammatory disorder 'adult-onset Still's disease (AOSD)' is characterized by recurrent fever, evanescent rash, arthralgia, and leukocytosis with neutrophilia. The Yamaguchi criteria are widely used to diagnose AOSD; these criteria can be used for diagnosis after a wide range of infectious, rheumatic, and neoplastic diseases have been excluded. AOSD generally does not overlap with other rheumatic diseases. We present the rare case of an 80-year-old Japanese woman who presented with arthralgia, fever, and skin rash during treatment for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), which was finally diagnosed as an overlap of AOSD. Blood tests revealed leukocytosis with neutrophilia, high C-reactive protein (CRP), and liver dysfunction. Her anti-ds-DNA antibody titer and serum compl

SUBMITTER: Hirooka Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8803898 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature