title: Adult-onset Still's disease and cardiac tamponade: a rare association.
abstract: Adult-onset Still's disease is a rare disorder with potentially severe clinical features, including cardiac involvement. This systemic inflammatory disease of unknown origin should be considered in the differential diagnosis of pericarditis, with or without pericardial effusion. Cardiac tamponade is a very rare sequela that requires an invasive approach, such as percutaneous or surgical pericardial drainage, in addition to the usual conservative therapy. The authors describe a case of adult-onset Still's disease rendered more difficult by pericarditis and cardiac tamponade, and they briefly review the literature on this entity.
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Carrilho-Ferreira
authors.forename: Doroteia
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: de Jesus Silva
authors.forename: Rui
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: André
authors.forename: Manuel Gato
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Varela
authors.forename: António Nunes
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Diogo
mesh_terms: D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016706:Still's Disease, Adult-Onset / Q000150:complications*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Cardiac tamponade; Still's disease, adult-onset/diagnosis/therapy; diagnosis, differential; fever of unknown origin/diagnosis; pericardial effusion; pericarditis/complications; young adult