title: [Adult-onset Still's disease].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The authors present the course and manifestations of adult-onset Still's disease on the basis of five cases diagnosed at the Department of Rheumatology, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin.
  
  
  METHODS
  The usefulness of two most popular sets of diagnostic criteria of adult-onset Still's disease (Yamaguchi and Cush) was analyzed. At onset of the disease, two out of five patients met both sets of the diagnostic criteria, two others met criteria of Yamaguchi and one of Cush. During follow-up, criteria of Yamaguchi were met in all cases.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The authors suggest to use the Cushs criteria of adult-onset Still's disease when the patient does not meet the criteria of Yamaguchi and other causes of fever are excluded.
authors.affiliation: Klinika Reumatologii Pomorskiej Akademii Medyczne, ul. Unii Lubelskiej 1, 71-252 Szczecin.
authors.forename: Jacek
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fliciński
authors.forename: Marcin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Milchert
authors.forename: Lidia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ostanek
authors.forename: Iwona
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Brzosko
authors.forename: Hanna
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Przepiera-Bedzak
authors.forename: Krzysztof
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Prajs
authors.forename: Marek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brzosko
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001171:Arthritis, Juvenile / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005335:Fever of Unknown Origin / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016706:Still's Disease, Adult-Onset / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D011239:Prednisolone