Adult Onset Still´s Disease (AOSD): A rare condition with a classic presentation. Case Report
Introduction: Adult Onset Still´s Disease (AOSD) is a rare systemic inflammatory disease of unclear etiology, with low incidence and prevalence among the general population. AOSD is a common cause of fever of unknown origin (FUO) in up to 20% of cases. Due to the scarce knowledge about this disease...
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Introduction: Adult Onset Still´s Disease (AOSD) is a rare systemic inflammatory disease of unclear etiology, with low incidence and prevalence among the general population. AOSD is a common cause of fever of unknown origin (FUO) in up to 20% of cases. Due to the scarce knowledge about this disease and its diagnosis, it is usually unrecognized in the differential diagnoses, worsening the prognosis and increasing complications in some patients.
Case presentation: This is the case of a 32-year-old female patient with prolonged febrile illness, who did not respond to the antimicrobial treatments previously established. She was diagnosed with AOSD according to the Yamaguchi criteria after an extensive exclusion process. She was treated with first-line treatment with corticosteroids, achieving satisfactory results.
Conclusions: The diagnosis of AOSD is an exhaustive process. Regardless of the availability of cutting-edge diagnostic tools, the medical history of the patient and an adequate physical examination are the most important aspects to consider.
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| spelling | doaj-art-d7e1d8a9e0214d5f9efc2cce9ec6eceb2025-08-20T02:05:27ZengUniversidad Nacional de ColombiaCase Reports2462-85222020-07-016210.15446/cr.v6n2.83482Adult Onset Still´s Disease (AOSD): A rare condition with a classic presentation. Case ReportAndrés Eduardo Prieto-Torres0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0142-7116Wilson Suárez-Molina1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3409-790XJaime Iván Pantoja-Agreda2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0619-1840Clínica Medifaca - Internal Medicine Service - Facatativá, Cundinamarca - ColombiaClínica Medifaca - Internal Medicine Service - Facatativá, Cundinamarca - Colombia. Hospital Militar Central - Internal Medicine Service - Bogotá D.C. - Colombia.Clínica Medifaca - Internal Medicine Service - Facatativá, Cundinamarca - Colombia Introduction: Adult Onset Still´s Disease (AOSD) is a rare systemic inflammatory disease of unclear etiology, with low incidence and prevalence among the general population. AOSD is a common cause of fever of unknown origin (FUO) in up to 20% of cases. Due to the scarce knowledge about this disease and its diagnosis, it is usually unrecognized in the differential diagnoses, worsening the prognosis and increasing complications in some patients. Case presentation: This is the case of a 32-year-old female patient with prolonged febrile illness, who did not respond to the antimicrobial treatments previously established. She was diagnosed with AOSD according to the Yamaguchi criteria after an extensive exclusion process. She was treated with first-line treatment with corticosteroids, achieving satisfactory results. Conclusions: The diagnosis of AOSD is an exhaustive process. Regardless of the availability of cutting-edge diagnostic tools, the medical history of the patient and an adequate physical examination are the most important aspects to consider. https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/care/article/view/83482Still’s Disease Adult-OnsetFever of Unknown OriginArthralgiaExanthema |
| spellingShingle | Andrés Eduardo Prieto-Torres Wilson Suárez-Molina Jaime Iván Pantoja-Agreda Adult Onset Still´s Disease (AOSD): A rare condition with a classic presentation. Case Report Case Reports Still’s Disease Adult-Onset Fever of Unknown Origin Arthralgia Exanthema |
| title | Adult Onset Still´s Disease (AOSD): A rare condition with a classic presentation. Case Report |
| title_full | Adult Onset Still´s Disease (AOSD): A rare condition with a classic presentation. Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Adult Onset Still´s Disease (AOSD): A rare condition with a classic presentation. Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Adult Onset Still´s Disease (AOSD): A rare condition with a classic presentation. Case Report |
| title_short | Adult Onset Still´s Disease (AOSD): A rare condition with a classic presentation. Case Report |
| title_sort | adult onset still´s disease aosd a rare condition with a classic presentation case report |
| topic | Still’s Disease Adult-Onset Fever of Unknown Origin Arthralgia Exanthema |
| url | https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/care/article/view/83482 |
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