A rare cause of pleural effusion: adult onset Still's disease
NORTHERN CLINICS OF ISTANBUL, cilt.2, sa.2, ss.155-158, 2015 (ESCI, TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 2 Sayı: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 2015
- Doi Numarası: 10.14744/nci.2015.04696
- Dergi Adı: NORTHERN CLINICS OF ISTANBUL
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.155-158
- Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Adult onset Still's disease is a rare systemic inflammatory disorder. At the onset of the disease sore throat, pharyngitis; which does not respond to antibiotics, one or two times peaking febrile episodes, marked salmon-colored rash on the trunk and extremities, arthralgia, arthritis, myalgia, fatigue, loss of appetite with nausea and weight loss; hepatosplenomegaly and lymphadenopathy can be seen. Among laboratory examinations levels of ferritin and other acute phase reactants distinctly rise, and neutrophilic leukocytosis; ANA and RF negativity are detected. Pleural and pericardial effusions, transient pulmonary infiltration, and rarely myocarditis can be seen during the course of the disease. Here we report a patient who was examined for fever of unknown origin and diagnosed with adult onset Still's disease which is a rare etiology of pleural effusion.