title: [Adult Still's disease: study of a series of 11 cases].
abstract: Adult Still's disease is a systemic disease of unknown etiology. We report a retrospective study of 11 cases (9 females and 2 males) of adult Still's disease collected during 25 years. The mean age was 36 years. Fever, arthritis and skin rash was constant. Adenopathies and splenomegaly were observed in 2 patients. The laboratory findings was characterized by a constant inflammatory syndrome and leucocytosis. Hypertransaminasemia and hyperferritinemia were observed respectively in 7 cases and 3 cases. Corticosteroids were prescribed in all patients. Methotrexate was administered in 3 patients. Outcome was favorable in 10 cases, death incurred in one patient, secondary to acute hepatitis.
authors.affiliation: Service de Néphrologie et de Médecine Interne (Pr H. Ben Maïz), Hôpital Charles Nicolle, boulevard 9 avril, 1006 BS, Tunis, Tunisie.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ben Taarit
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Turki
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ben Maïz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000740:Anemia / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005076:Exanthema / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005293:Ferritins / Q000097:blood; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007239:Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D008111:Liver Function Tests; D008297:Male; D008727:Methotrexate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016706:Still's Disease, Adult-Onset / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*
chemical_list: D005293:Ferritins; D011241:Prednisone; D008727:Methotrexate
vernacular_title: La maladie de Still de l'adulte: étude d'une série de 11 cas.