title: Extremely high serum ferritin levels as diagnostic tool in adult-onset Still's disease.
abstract: The diagnosis of adult-onset Still's disease (ASD) is difficult to establish due to the nonspecific clinical and laboratory findings. A markedly raised serum ferritin level is a typical finding, although it is not well understood why ferritin levels are extremely high in ASD. We discuss several possible explanations leading to the extremely high levels of ferritin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, the Netherlands. s.meijvis@antonius.net
authors.forename: S C A
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Meijvis
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Endeman
authors.forename: A B M
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Geers
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: ter Borg
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005293:Ferritins / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016706:Still's Disease, Adult-Onset / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D005293:Ferritins