Potential benefit of paracetamol administration in adult-onset Still's disease.
Still's disease is a rare, systemic inflammatory disease of unknown etiology, characterized by daily high fever, transient rash, arthritis, and organ involvement including lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly, pleuritis or pericarditis. The diagnosis of the disease is based on clinical signs and symptoms, and requires exclusion of infectious, neoplastic, and other autoimmune diseases. Treatment options include non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and corticosteroids, sometimes in combination with immunosuppressive agents. We report the case of a 21-year-old man with a recent diagnosis of Still's disease. The fever, resistant to NSAIDs, resolved after treatment with paracetamol and the patient's general condition also improved. The present case has been the first to demonstrate that paracetamol may be an effective agent in adult-onset Still's disease.
Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland. agnkedzia@poczta.onet.pl
Agnieszka
A
Kedzia
Aleksandra
A
Bołdys
Robert
R
Krysiak
Witold
W
Szkróbka
Bogusław
B
Okopień
D000082:Acetaminophen / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008297:Male; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000209:etiology; D016706:Still's Disease, Adult-Onset / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D000082:Acetaminophen