Two cases of Still disease in adults
Haar, D.; Svendsen, P.; Helin, P.
Ugeskrift for Laeger 160(21): 3082-3083
1998
ISSN/ISBN: 0041-5782 PMID: 9621783 Document Number: 484426
We describe two cases of adult onset Stills disease. Both patients presented with typical features of adult Stills disease: high spiking fever, arthralgia, oligo- and polyarticular arthritis, transient rash, sore throat, lymphadenopathy and leukocytosis. Both patients failed to improve when treated with nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and azathioprine, but responded adequately when sulfasalazine was added to the medication. It is suggested that sulfasalazine is a useful adjunct if the clinical response to NSAIDs is not sufficient.