Adult Still's Disease

Your Path

  • Adult Still's Disease

Etiology

  • Febrile illness of unknown etiology

Symptoms

  • Myalgias
  • Adenopathy
  • Sore throat
  • F and other sx are persistent, sub-acute
  • Evaluation of fever does not reveal other etiology
  • Also arhtritis & arthralgias of larger joints
  • Salmon colored, maculo-pap non-puritic skin erruption
  • Chest pain or SOB from pericarditis/pleuritis

Physical Exam Findings

  • Pharyngitis
  • Adenopathy
  • Eruption is light salmon colored mac/pap
  • Inflammatory arthritis

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