title: Interstitial inflammation in visceral organs is a pathologic feature of adult-onset Still's disease.
abstract: The pathological features of adult-onset Still's disease remain unclear. An original case study of the histopathological changes in various organs of a patient with the disorder is presented. Interstitial inflammation was found in the heart, lung, liver, mucosa of total alimentary canal, and urinary bladder. Previous reports that involved the pathology of visceral organs are also reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, 174 Changhai Road, 200433, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Dong-Bao
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Sheng-Ming
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Dai
authors.forename: Xiu-Ping
authors.initials: XP
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Huji
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D018856:Cystitis, Interstitial / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D006505:Hepatitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D017563:Lung Diseases, Interstitial / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D016706:Still's Disease, Adult-Onset / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology