Extremely high serum ferritin levels as diagnostic tool in adult-onset Still's disease.
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.
Meijvis
S C A
SC
Department of Internal Medicine, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, the Netherlands. s.meijvis@antonius.net
Endeman
H
H
Geers
A B M
AB
ter Borg
E J
EJ
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*
D005293:Ferritins