Glucocorticoid-unresponsive fever in a patient with Weber-Christian disease.
Weber-Christian disease, a disease of unknown aetiology, is characterised by relapsing febrile episodes and systemic panniculitis. Glucocorticoid therapy is often useful during acute phases of the disease. This report describes a patient in whom hyperpyrexia did not respond to high-dose glucocorticoid treatment, yet did respond to a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID).
Department of Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
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Akama
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Kameda
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007213:Indomethacin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010201:Panniculitis, Nodular Nonsuppurative / Q000150:complications*; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D011239:Prednisolone; D007213:Indomethacin