The kidney in Still's disease in adults
Wendling, D.; Humbert, P.; Hory, B.; Blanc, D.; Dupond, J.L.; Guidet, M.
Revue du Rhumatisme et des Maladies Osteo-Articulaires 56(4): 325-327
1989
ISSN/ISBN: 0035-2659 PMID: 2652274 Document Number: 335447
Renal involvement during Still's disease in the adult is rarely mentioned in the literature. Proteinuria and hematuria are frequently reported during systemic involvement in the disease but, conversely, observations including an anatomical account of the kidney are rare: amyloidosis is mentioned the most often (5 compatible cases), while other cases are more disparate: non specific glomerulitis (4 cases), glomerulonephritis with mesangial deposition of IgA (2 cases), tubulo-interstitial nephritis; these different non specific aspects may correspond to an immune complex disease. The apparent rarity of renal investigations is a factor in marking out Still's disease in the adult from other systemic diseases.