Adult onset Still's disease in North India. A report on six patients.
Six patients suffering from adult onset of Still's disease were seen over a 10-year period. Contrary to expectations, complications of deformative arthritis (two patients), amyloidosis (one patient), uveitis (one patient) and chronic granulomatous liver disease (one patient) were observed during follow-up. One patient succumbed due to iatrogenic causes; autopsy showed that the pathological changes, like the clinical features, were non-specific. Four patients responded to aspirin and indomethacin; two required corticosteroids.
Bambery
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Department of Internal Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Kaur
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Bhusnurmath
S R
SR
Gupta
A
A
Deodhar
S D
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001171:Arthritis, Juvenile / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D014955:Wrist Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging