title: Urticaria and dermographism in patients with adult-onset Still's disease.
abstract: Adult-onset Still's disease (AOSD) patients typically present with arthralgia, fever, lymphadenopathy and a transient salmon maculopapular rash. Only approximately 25 cases of AOSD with urticaria were described in the literature. In this article, the authors report three additional cases of AOSD with urticarial and dermographic lesions who had a good clinical response to glucocorticoid and antihistamines. A review of the literature concerning this issue is also herein written.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Hospital das Clínicas, Sao Paulo University, Sao Paulo, Brazil. prcriado@uol.com.br
authors.forename: Paulo Ricardo
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Criado
authors.forename: Jozélio Freire
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: de Carvalho
authors.forename: Liliane Akemi
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Ayabe
authors.forename: Hebert Roberto Clivati
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Brandt
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Romiti
authors.forename: Celina W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Maruta
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006633:Histamine Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012867:Skin / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology*; D016706:Still's Disease, Adult-Onset / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014581:Urticaria / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D006633:Histamine Antagonists