Treatment of fulminant adult Still's disease with intravenous pulse methylprednisolone therapy.
We describe a patient with fulminant adult onset Still's disease and multiple organ involvement. The acute flare persisted despite high doses of prednisone but responded to megadose intravenous pulse methylprednisolone therapy. This treatment modality may be useful in temporizing severe multisystem exacerbations of adult Still's disease.
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Department of Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, University of Toronto, ON, Canada.
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D000328:Adult; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011673:Pulsatile Flow; D016706:Still's Disease, Adult-Onset / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology
D008775:Methylprednisolone