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Arbustini E, Narula N, Giuliani L, Di Toro A. Genetic Basis of Myocarditis: Myth or Reality? MYOCARDITIS 2020. [PMCID: PMC7122345 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-35276-9_4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The genetic basis of myocarditis remains an intriguing concept, at least as long as the definition of myocarditis constitutes the definitive presence of myocardial inflammation sufficient to cause the observed ventricular dysfunction in the setting of cardiotropic infections. Autoimmune or immune-mediated myocardial inflammation constitutes a complex area of clinical interest, wherein numerous and not yet fully understood role of hereditary auto-inflammatory diseases can result in inflammation of the pericardium and myocardium. Finally, myocardial involvement in hereditary immunodeficiency diseases, cellular and humoral, is a possible trigger for infections which may complicate the diseases themselves. Whether the role of constitutional genetics can make the patient susceptible to myocardial inflammation remains yet to be explored.
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Colafrancesco S, Manara M, Bortoluzzi A, Serban T, Bianchi G, Cantarini L, Ciccia F, Dagna L, Govoni M, Montecucco C, Priori R, Ravelli A, Sfriso P, Sinigaglia L. Management of adult-onset Still's disease with interleukin-1 inhibitors: evidence- and consensus-based statements by a panel of Italian experts. Arthritis Res Ther 2019; 21:275. [PMID: 31829244 PMCID: PMC6907145 DOI: 10.1186/s13075-019-2021-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2019] [Accepted: 10/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Adult-onset Still's disease (AOSD) is a rare inflammatory condition characterized by fever, rash, and arthritis. Because of its rarity, clinical trials are inherently small and often uncontrolled. Our objective was to develop recommendations for the use of interleukin (IL)-1 inhibitors in the management of patients with AOSD, based on the best evidence and expert opinion. METHODS A panel of 10 experts (9 rheumatologists and 1 pediatrician) was established. The first step was dedicated to a comprehensive literature review and development of statements. Two separate literature searches were performed on the MEDLINE (Pubmed), EMBASE, and BIOSIS databases through April 2018 to identify (1) differences and similarities between AOSD and pediatric Still's disease (systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis [SJIA]) and (2) the efficacy and safety of IL-1 inhibitors in AOSD treatment. In the second step, the statements were submitted in a Delphi process to a panel of 67 rheumatologists. Consensus threshold was set at 66%: positive, > 66% of voters selected scores 3 to 5; negative, > 66% of voters selected scores 1 or 2. In the third step, the voting results were analyzed, and the statements were finalized. RESULTS Eleven statements were developed. Forty-six of 67 rheumatologists (72%) participated in the Delphi process. A positive consensus was reached after the first round of voting and was full (> 95%) on the majority of statements. A large consensus was achieved in considering AOSD and SJIA as the same disease. The use of anti-IL-1 therapies in refractory patients was considered quite safe and effective both as the first and as a subsequent line of biologic treatment, especially in systemic patients. Because of the lack of head-to-head comparisons, a different profile of efficacy among IL-1 inhibitors could not be established. There was a large consensus that failure of the first IL-1 inhibitor does not preclude response to another one. The lack of studies comparing early versus late treatment did not allow to draw conclusions; however, data from SJIA suggest a better response in early treatment. CONCLUSIONS The Delphi method was used to develop recommendations that we hope will help clinicians in the management of patients with AOSD refractory to conventional therapies.
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- Serena Colafrancesco
- Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche, Internistiche, Anestesiologiche e Cardiovascolari, Rheumatology Unit, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
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- Division of Rheumatology, ASST Gaetano Pini-CTO, Milan, Italy
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- Rheumatology, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara and Azienda Ospedaliera-Universitaria di Ferrara, Cona, FE, Italy
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- SC Reumatologia, ASL3 - Azienda Sanitaria Genovese, Genoa, Italy
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- SC Reumatologia, ASL3 - Azienda Sanitaria Genovese, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Surgery and Neurosciences, Rheumatology Unit, University of Siena, Policlinico "Le Scotte", Siena, Italy
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- Rheumatology, Dipartimento di Medicina di Precisione, Università della Campania "L. Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Unit of Immunology, Rheumatology, Allergy and Rare Diseases (UnIRAR), IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Rheumatology, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara and Azienda Ospedaliera-Universitaria di Ferrara, Cona, FE, Italy
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- Department of Rheumatology, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo Foundation, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche, Internistiche, Anestesiologiche e Cardiovascolari, Rheumatology Unit, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Clinica Pediatrica e Reumatologia, Istituto Giannina Gaslini and Università degli Studi di Genova, Genoa, Italy
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- Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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Gracia-Ramos AE, Contreras-Ortíz JA. Myocarditis in Adult-Onset Still's Disease: Case-Based Review. Clin Rheumatol 2019; 39:933-947. [PMID: 31745741 DOI: 10.1007/s10067-019-04814-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2019] [Revised: 09/30/2019] [Accepted: 10/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Cardiac involvement in adult-onset Still's disease (AOSD) usually manifests as a pericardial disease. Myocarditis is uncommon (prevalence of 7%). However, the cardiocirculatory failure is the second cause of life-threatening AOSD. Herein, we report the case of a 38-year-old man who was diagnosed with myocarditis caused by AOSD. He was treated medically with steroids and methotrexate, and his course was favorable. A literature search in PubMed/MEDLINE and Scopus databases from 1971 to 2019 identified 47 additional cases of myocarditis and AOSD. The main features found in these reports were reviewed and are the following: (i) myocarditis is a rare complication of AOSD manifested by fever, chest pain, dyspnea, and tachycardia; (ii) cardiac biomarkers, electrocardiogram (ECG), transthroracic echocardiography (ECHO), and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are useful noninvasive diagnostic tools; and (iii) myocarditis is a potentially life-threatening complication of AOSD but responds positively to steroids and other immunomodulatory drugs. This review suggests that this entity should be suspected in cases of acute febrile myocarditis after ruling out other causes since a prompt treatment results in a good prognosis.
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- Abraham Edgar Gracia-Ramos
- Department of Internal Medicine, General Hospital, National Medical Center "La Raza", Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Av. Jacarandas S/N, Col. La Raza, Azcapotzalco, 02990, Mexico City, Mexico. .,Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Regional de Alta Especialidad de Zumpango, Carretera Zumpango-Jilotzingo 400, Barrio Santiago, Segunda Sección, 55600, Zumpango, Estado de México, Mexico.
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Adult-onset Still’s disease (AOSD) has a vast array of clinical presentations. Myopericarditis is one of the rarest cardiopulmonary manifestations of the disease and due to its rarity, the literature on the association of myocarditis with AOSD is sparse. Herein, we describe an interesting case of a 44-year-old male who presented with chest pain following exertion. He was febrile at the time of presentation and exam revealed inflammation in various joints. Electrocardiogram showed diffuse ST segment elevations in the precordial leads. Laboratory results revealed elevated troponin of 3.17 (<0.05 ng/mL) and CK-MB of 6 ng/mL along with elevated ferritin of 6225 (16-336 ng/mL). Cardiac MRI showed early and late gadolinium enhancement consistent with myocarditis. The patient was started on steroids and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) resulting in clinical improvement. This case highlights the critical importance of diagnosis of pericarditis and myocarditis in patients with AOSD, as a missed diagnosis can lead to significant morbidity and mortality.
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- Manish Kumar
- Internal Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, USA
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- Internal Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix, Phoenix, USA
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- Rheumatology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, USA
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Yamazoe M, Mizuno A, Suyama Y, Nishi Y, Suzuki K, Niwa K, Okada M. Endomyocardial Biopsy and Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Acute Myocarditis with Adult-Onset Still's Disease. Korean Circ J 2014; 44:437-40. [PMID: 25469148 PMCID: PMC4248618 DOI: 10.4070/kcj.2014.44.6.437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2014] [Revised: 06/03/2014] [Accepted: 06/09/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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A 36-year-old female with a high-grade fever and epigastric abdominal pain was prescribed antibiotics, but developed hypoxia and dyspnea. An echocardiography revealed diffuse hypokinesis and massive pericardial effusion, after which diagnostic cardiac catheterization and an endomyocardial biopsy (EMB) were peformed to reveal fibrosis and infiltration of inflammation cells composed primarily of neutrophils. Clinical manifestation of a spiking fever, leukocytosis, elevated ferritin levels, skin rash and EMB findings led to a diagnosis of adult-onset Still's disease (AOSD) with acute myocarditis. Pulse therapy of intravenous methylprednisolone was performed for three days, followed by a daily dose of prednisone (60 mg). After a course of steroid therapy for fever and pericardial effusion, and conducting a left ventricular ejection fraction, the patient showed improvement and was discharged asymptomatic within 32 days of admission. This study is the first to report on a case of myocarditis in AOSD diagnosed by neutrophil infiltration in the myocardium.
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- Masahiro Yamazoe
- Division of Cardiology, St. Lukes International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, St. Lukes International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Immuno Rheumatology Center, St. Lukes International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, St. Lukes International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Pathology, St. Lukes International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, St. Lukes International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Immuno Rheumatology Center, St. Lukes International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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Gerfaud-Valentin M, Sève P, Iwaz J, Gagnard A, Broussolle C, Durieu I, Ninet J, Hot A. Myocarditis in adult-onset still disease. Medicine (Baltimore) 2014; 93:280-289. [PMID: 25398063 PMCID: PMC4602418 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000000112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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This study highlights the clinical features, treatments, and outcomes of the rare myocarditis in adult-onset Still disease (AOSD). Among a case series of 57 patients fulfilling either Yamaguchi or Fautrel AOSD criteria and seen between 1998 and 2010, we identified 4 cases of myocarditis. From a comprehensive literature review, we collected 20 additional cases of myocarditis-complicated AOSD. The characteristics of patients with myocarditis were compared with those of AOSD patients without myocarditis.In these 24 myocarditis-complicated AOSD cases, myocarditis occurred early and was present at AOSD onset in 54% of the cases. Myocarditis was often symptomatic (96% of patients) with nonspecific electrocardiographic abnormalities (79% of patients) and a left ventricle ejection fraction ≤50% (67% of patients). Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging and endomyocardial biopsies showed features consistent with myocarditis in 4 patients and a mononuclear interstitial inflammatory infiltrate in 4 others. Steroids alone were effective in 50% of patients with myocarditis. Intravenous immunoglobulins, methotrexate, and tumor necrosis factor-α-blockers were also prescribed and often found effective. Only 1 patient died from cardiogenic shock. Patients with myocarditis-complicated AOSD were younger and more frequently male than patients with AOSD alone. Pericarditis was more frequent in the myocarditis group; white blood cell count, polymorphonuclear cell count, and serum ferritin levels were also higher.Myocarditis is a potentially life-threatening complication of AOSD but responds positively to steroids and other immunomodulatory drugs. Its prognosis remains good (only 1 death occurred), but the condition requires close monitoring of heart function.
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- Mathieu Gerfaud-Valentin
- Department of Internal Medicine (MGV, PS, CB), Croix-Rousse Hospital, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon; Université de Lyon (MGV, PS, JI, AG, CB, ID, JN, AH), Lyon; Université Lyon 1 (MGV, PS, JI, AG, CB, ID, JN, AH), Villeurbanne; Service de Biostatistiques (JI), Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon; CNRS UMR 5558 (JI), Equipe Biostatistique-Santé, Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Evolutive, Villeurbanne; Department of Rheumatology (AG) and Department of Internal Medicine (ID), Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Pierre-Bénite; Department of Internal Medicine (JN, AH), Edouard Herriot Hospital, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
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Gonzalez FA, Beirão P, Adrião J, Coelho ML. Adult-onset Still's disease presenting as myopericarditis. BMJ Case Rep 2014; 2014:bcr-2013-202754. [PMID: 24898998 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2013-202754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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A 24-year-old man presented to the emergency department with fever, maculopapular rash, myalgia and polyarthralgia, thoracic pain and dry cough, which had been present for 24 h. At the time of observation he had high fever (39°C), maculopapular rash on the torso, arms and legs proximally, axillary adenopathies and pharyngitis. Laboratorial data showed elevated inflammation markers (leukocytosis, C reactive protein of 44 mg/dL, erythrocyte sedimentation rate of 120 mm), elevated transaminases, lactate dehydrogenase, ferritin levels (>2000 ng/mL) and rising troponin. ECG had sinus rhythm and ST elevation in leads V1-V5. Thoracic radiography revealed bilateral interstitial infiltrate confirmed by CT scan. Echocardiographic findings included diffuse hypokinesia of the left ventricle and impaired systolic function. After the investigation of an infectious or autoimmune aetiology was negative, the diagnosis of adult-onset Still's disease was considered. The patient was put on a 60 mg/day prednisolone regimen with remission of symptoms and normalisation of systolic function and ECG.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, Portugal
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, Portugal
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Gerfaud-Valentin M, Jamilloux Y, Iwaz J, Sève P. Adult-onset Still's disease. Autoimmun Rev 2014; 13:708-22. [PMID: 24657513 DOI: 10.1016/j.autrev.2014.01.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 364] [Impact Index Per Article: 36.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2014] [Accepted: 01/02/2014] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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First described in 1971, adult-onset Still's disease (AOSD) is a rare multisystemic disorder considered as a complex (multigenic) autoinflammatory syndrome. A genetic background would confer susceptibility to the development of autoinflammatory reactions to environmental triggers. Macrophage and neutrophil activation is a hallmark of AOSD which can lead to a reactive hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. As in the latter disease, the cytotoxic function of natural killer cells is decreased in patients with active AOSD. IL-18 and IL-1β, two proinflammatory cytokines processed through the inflammasome machinery, are key factors in the pathogenesis of AOSD; they cause IL-6 and Th1 cytokine secretion as well as NK cell dysregulation leading to macrophage activation. The clinico-biological picture of AOSD usually includes high spiking fever with joint symptoms, evanescent skin rash, sore throat, striking neutrophilic leukocytosis, hyperferritinemia with collapsed glycosylated ferritin (<20%), and abnormal liver function tests. According to the clinical presentation of the disease at diagnosis, two AOSD phenotypes may be distinguished: i) a highly symptomatic, systemic and feverish one, which would evolve into a systemic (mono- or polycyclic) pattern; ii) a more indolent one with arthritis in the foreground and poor systemic symptomatology, which would evolve into a chronic articular pattern. Steroid- and methotrexate-refractory AOSD cases benefit now from recent insights into autoinflammatory disorders: anakinra seems to be an efficient, well tolerated, steroid-sparing treatment in systemic patterns; tocilizumab seems efficient in AOSD with active arthritis and systemic symptoms while TNFα-blockers could be interesting in chronic polyarticular refractory AOSD.
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- Mathieu Gerfaud-Valentin
- Hospices Civils de Lyon, Hôpital Universitaire de la Croix-Rousse, Service de médecine interne, F-69004 Lyon, France; Université Lyon I, F-69100 Villeurbanne, France; Université de Lyon, F-69000 Lyon, France
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- Hospices Civils de Lyon, Hôpital Universitaire de la Croix-Rousse, Service de médecine interne, F-69004 Lyon, France; Inserm U1111, Centre International de Recherche en Infectiologie, F-69365 Lyon, France; Département de Biochimie, Université de Lausanne, 1006 Epalinges, Switzerland
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- Université Lyon I, F-69100 Villeurbanne, France; Université de Lyon, F-69000 Lyon, France; Hospices Civils de Lyon, Service de Biostatistique, F-69000 Lyon, France; CNRS UMR 5558, Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Evolutive, Equipe Biostatistique Santé, F-69310 Pierre-Bénite, France
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- Hospices Civils de Lyon, Hôpital Universitaire de la Croix-Rousse, Service de médecine interne, F-69004 Lyon, France; Université Lyon I, F-69100 Villeurbanne, France; Université de Lyon, F-69000 Lyon, France.
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Acosta A, Thierer J, Conde D, Pisoni C, San Martino J, Trivi M, Diez M. Acute heart failure as a form of relapse in a patient with adult-onset Still disease. Am J Emerg Med 2014; 32:1151.e5-6. [PMID: 24661779 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2014.02.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2014] [Accepted: 02/17/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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- Adriana Acosta
- Division of Cardiology, Instituto Cardiovascular de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Division of Cardiology, CEMIC, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Division of Cardiology, Instituto Cardiovascular de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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- Division of Rheumatology, CEMIC, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Division of Cardiology, Instituto Cardiovascular de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Division of Cardiology, Instituto Cardiovascular de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Lethrosne C, Pernot B, Diot P, Diot E. [Cardio-respiratory involvement in adult-onset Still's disease]. Rev Mal Respir 2013; 30:262-71. [PMID: 23664285 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmr.2012.12.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2012] [Accepted: 12/04/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Cardiopulmonary involvement in adult-onset Still's disease is not as common as cutaneous and articular involvement. Pleuropericarditis is the most frequent thoracic manifestation. Although difficult, diagnosis of other thoracic manifestations, which may reveal the disease, is crucial, due to the high risk to life and the efficacy of new immunosuppressive agents. The pathophysiology involves essentially immunological factors, Still's disease being increasingly seen as an autoimmune inflammatory disease. Pro-inflammatory cytokines such as interleukine (IL) 1, 6 and 18 play a crucial role in macrophage activation, which is central in the pathophysiology of adult Still's disease. The classification of cardiopulmonary manifestations is based on anatomy. Cardiac lesions may involve all the tissues of the heart and the pulmonary arteries. Respiratory lesions may involve the pleura, the lung parenchyma (organizing pneumonitis, infiltrative lung disease, alveolar damage, amyloidosis), and the respiratory muscles, including the diaphragm. Finally, some manifestations may be provoked by the treatment itself. Steroids, the first-line treatment, are very effective in pleuropericarditis. Methotrexate used to be prescribed when steroids failed, but biotherapies such as IL1 and IL6 inhibitors have transformed the prognosis of forms resistant to these drugs.
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- C Lethrosne
- Inserm U1100/EA6305, service de pneumologie, hôpital Bretonneau, CHRU et université François-Rabelais de Tours, centre d'étude des pathologies respiratoires, 37044 Tours, France
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Duburcq T, Delannoy PY, Sivova N, Leroy O. [Adult onset Still's disease revealed by a myocarditis]. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [PMID: 23200908 DOI: 10.1016/j.annfar.2012.10.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Adult onset Still's disease is an inflammatory disorder characterized by daily spiking high fevers, arthritis and an evanescent rash. It is a rare disease of unknown aetiology and can be life-threatening. We present a case of adult onset Still's disease associated with myocarditis requiring the use of invasive ventilation, in which the patient responded well to systemic steroids.
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- T Duburcq
- Service de réanimation, université de Lille, centre hospitalier de Tourcoing, 135, rue du Président-Coty, BP 619, 59208 Tourcoing cedex, France.
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Meckenstock R, Therby A, Gibault-Genty G, Khau D, Monnier S, Greder-Belan A. Adult-onset Still's disease revealed by perimyocarditis and a concomitant reactivation of an EBV infection. BMJ Case Rep 2012; 2012:bcr.01.2011.3688. [PMID: 23166163 DOI: 10.1136/bcr.01.2011.3688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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We describe a 17-year-old patient presenting perimyocarditis as the initial manifestation of the adult-onset Still's disease. Corticotherapy was rapidly successful but induced major acute hepatitis in relation with Epstein-Barr virus reactivation. After 1 year, even if the global outcome is favourable, a slightly lowered ejection fraction still persists. Former case reports and differential diagnosis with reactive haemophagocytic syndrome would be discussed.
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- Roderich Meckenstock
- Department of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Versailles Hospital, Le Chesnay, France.
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Zeft AS, Menon SC, Miller D. Fatal myocarditis in a child with systemic onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis during treatment with an interleukin 1 receptor antagonist. Pediatr Rheumatol Online J 2012; 10:8. [PMID: 22490470 PMCID: PMC3340295 DOI: 10.1186/1546-0096-10-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2012] [Accepted: 04/10/2012] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The pathologic diagnosis of isolated myocarditis without pericardial involvement is uncommonly encountered in systemic onset Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (soJIA). CASE An eleven year-old boy with soJIA died suddenly while being treated with the interleukin 1 (IL-1) receptor inhibitor, anakinra. His autopsy revealed an enlarged heart and microscopic findings were consistent with myocarditis, but not pericarditis. Viral PCR testing performed on his myocardial tissue was negative. CONCLUSION This case illustrates myocarditis as a fatal complication of soJIA, potentially enabled by anakinra.
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- Andrew S Zeft
- Children's Hospital, Cleveland Clinic, Pediatric Rheumatology, 9500 Euclid Avenue/A111, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84158, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Intermountain Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT 84158, USA
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Zhao DB, Dai SM, Liu XP, Xu H. Interstitial inflammation in visceral organs is a pathologic feature of adult-onset Still's disease. Rheumatol Int 2009; 31:923-7. [PMID: 19882158 DOI: 10.1007/s00296-009-1228-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2009] [Accepted: 10/07/2009] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The pathological features of adult-onset Still's disease remain unclear. An original case study of the histopathological changes in various organs of a patient with the disorder is presented. Interstitial inflammation was found in the heart, lung, liver, mucosa of total alimentary canal, and urinary bladder. Previous reports that involved the pathology of visceral organs are also reviewed.
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- Dong-Bao Zhao
- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, 174 Changhai Road, 200433, Shanghai, China
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Colina M, Govoni M, Trotta F. Fatal myocarditis in adult-onset Still disease with diffuse intravascular coagulation. Rheumatol Int 2008; 29:1355-7. [PMID: 19048255 DOI: 10.1007/s00296-008-0813-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2008] [Accepted: 11/20/2008] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Adult-onset Still disease (AOSD) is a rare condition disease of unknown etiology, characterized by quotidian or double quotidian spiking fever, with an evanescent pink-salmon rash, arthritis and multi-organ involvement. Diagnosis is usually clinical and made after other diseases in the differential diagnosis are excluded. We herein report the case of a patient with a remarkable familial autoimmune background in whom adult Still disease started off with a diffuse intravascular coagulation, probably triggered by a macrophage activation syndrome, followed by an acute interstitial myocarditis, leading to a fatal complete atrioventricular block. This case highlights that AOSD represents a troubling condition and that it may suddenly get worse with life-threatening events.
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- Matteo Colina
- Section of Rheumatology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
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Yang DH, Chang DM, Lai JH, Kuo SY, Ho TY, Lin KM, Chen CH. Etanercept as a rescue agent in patient with adult onset Still's disease complicated with congestive heart failure. Rheumatol Int 2008; 29:95-8. [PMID: 18500457 DOI: 10.1007/s00296-008-0619-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2008] [Accepted: 05/13/2008] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Adult onset Still's disease (AOSD) is an uncommon disorder of unknown cause. The clinical symptoms of AOSD are a spiking fever, a typical rash, arthralgia or arthritis, sore throat, lymphadenopathy, and splenomegaly. Pleuropulmonary and cardiac involvement are rare. We report a patient with a two-year history of AOSD with myocarditis refractory to cyclosporine and glucocorticoid. Significant congestive heart failure due to left ventricle dysfunction and hyperferritinemia developed during the hospital course. After therapy with etanercept, the patient's clinical manifestations recovered and she regained normal left ventricular systolic function.
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MESH Headings
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal/therapeutic use
- Cyclosporine/therapeutic use
- Drug Therapy, Combination
- Etanercept
- Female
- Ferritins/blood
- Glucocorticoids/therapeutic use
- Heart Failure/drug therapy
- Heart Failure/etiology
- Heart Failure/physiopathology
- Humans
- Immunoglobulin G/therapeutic use
- Immunosuppressive Agents/therapeutic use
- Myocarditis/drug therapy
- Myocarditis/etiology
- Myocarditis/physiopathology
- Radiography, Thoracic
- Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor/therapeutic use
- Recovery of Function
- Still's Disease, Adult-Onset/complications
- Still's Disease, Adult-Onset/drug therapy
- Still's Disease, Adult-Onset/physiopathology
- Treatment Outcome
- Ventricular Dysfunction, Left/complications
- Ventricular Dysfunction, Left/drug therapy
- Ventricular Dysfunction, Left/physiopathology
- Young Adult
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- Deng-Ho Yang
- Division of Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy, Department of Internal Medicine, Armed-Forces Taichung General Hospital, No. 348, Sect.2, Chung Shan Road, Taiping 411, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC.
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Ben Ghorbel I, Lamloum M, Miled M, Aoun N, Houman MH, Pouchot J. [Adult-onset Still's disease revealed by a pericardial tamponade: report of two cases]. Rev Med Interne 2006; 27:546-9. [PMID: 16678940 DOI: 10.1016/j.revmed.2006.03.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2006] [Accepted: 03/23/2006] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Adult onset Still's disease is a systemic inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology characterized by the association of a high spiking fever, an evanescent skin rash, arthritis, and hyperleukocytosis. Pericarditis is amongst the most common systemic manifestations of adult onset Still's disease. EXEGESIS We report on two patients with a pericardial tamponade revealing an adult onset Still's disease in a 52-year-old female and a 31-year-old male. Pericardial fluid was bloody in the two cases, and histopathology only disclosed non specific inflammatory changes. Both patients received corticosteroids and outcome was uneventful with a follow-up of 8 years and 12 months, respectively. CONCLUSION Pericardial tamponade is an uncommon clinical feature of adult-onset Still's disease and usually occurs at disease onset. It makes the diagnosis of adult-onset Still's disease difficult as the other disease manifestations are commonly neglected. Adult onset Still's disease should be added to the differential of acute pericarditis and tamponade.
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- I Ben Ghorbel
- Service de Médecine Interne, Hôpital La-Rabta, 1007 Tunis, Tunisie.
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A TRIAD OF FEATURES: Adult onset Still's disease (ASD) is an uncommon disorder usually associating high spiking fever, evanescent skin rash constituted of small salmon pink macules, and arthritis. NUMEROUS SYSTEMIC MANIFESTATIONS: A sore throat is common and often misleading. More than 60% of the patients develop mobile and indolent lymph nodes, usually in the cervical area. Liver involvement is common and usually limited to a mild or moderate cytolysis. However, several observations of severe hepatitis have been reported justifying strict monitoring of the liver biology in these patients. Amongst the other numerous systemic manifestations that have been reported, pericarditis is common and sometimes responsible for tamponade, the pulmonary involvement may lead to an acute respiratory distress, and the rare neurological manifestations include aseptic meningitis or cranial nerve palsy. FROM A BIOLOGICAL POINT OF VIEW: The sedimentation rate is consistently elevated and there is usually a marked elevation in the polymorphonuclears. The bacteriological survey is negative as are the immunological tests. An increase in the serum level of IL-18 might be both diagnostic and prognostic. It is the increase of the serum level of ferritin and the marked decrease in its glycosylated fraction below 20% that seem to be of more potent diagnostic value.
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- Jacques Pouchot
- Service de médecine interne V, Hôpital Louis Mourier, Colombes.
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The systemic autoimmune diseases are a protean group of illnesses that primarily affect the joints, muscles, and connective tissue. All aspects of the cardiovascular system can be involved with clinical consequences ranging from asymptomatic abnormalities to serious life-threatening conditions. This article discusses the cardiovascular manifestations of the systemic autoimmune diseases with particular focus on clinical pathophysiology and management.
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- M J Longo
- Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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Adult onset Still's disease is a systemic disorder of unknown etiology. The diagnosis is difficult and based upon Yamaguchi's criteria after exclusion of infectious diseases, hematologic process or autoimmune diseases. Clinical manifestations are various. Functional prognosis depends essentially on articular involvement. Vital prognosis depends on either hepatic failure or hematological or infectious complications, or amyloidosis. Ferritinemia is an important biological parameter which is not included in current criteria. Treatment is not well codified but steroids represent the most efficient therapy to control fever and systemic manifestations. Search for new treatments and specific markers of adult onset Still's disease are needed.
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- S Vignes
- Service de médecine interne, hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris, France
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Ueda T, Mizushige K, Sakamoto S, Senda S, Morita H, Tokuda M, Matsuo H. Adult Still's disease with myocardial dysfunction induced by microangiopathy. JAPANESE CIRCULATION JOURNAL 1997; 61:74-7. [PMID: 9070962 DOI: 10.1253/jcj.61.74] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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A 52-year-old man with inflammatory disease of unknown origin but no specific laboratory abnormalities was referred to our hospital. He has subsequently diagnosed as having adult Still's disease. During an episode of severe inflammation he suffered reversible myocardial damage as revealed by electrocardiography, echocardiography and 201Tl myocardial scintigraphy; this was ameliorated by treatment with steroids and immunosuppressive drugs. No significant stenosis of the coronary artery was observed on coronary angiography. Interstitial mononuclear infiltration was apparent in the right ventricle on endomyocardial biopsy. Myocardial injury with adult Still's disease, which may result in heart failure, has rarely been reported. We report a case of adult Still's disease with myocardial dysfunction that may have been caused by microangiopathy.
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- T Ueda
- Second Department, Kagawa Medical University, Japan
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Drouot MH, Hachulla E, Houvenagel E, Hatron PY, Flipo RM, Goullard L, Ducloux G, Devulder B. [Cardiac complications in adult onset Still disease: from pericarditis to tamponade as manifestations]. Rev Med Interne 1994; 15:740-3. [PMID: 7846389 DOI: 10.1016/s0248-8663(05)81400-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Pericarditis is a common manifestation of adult still's diseases (ASD), observed in 20% to 3% cases. Pericardial tamponade is more seldom, less than ten cases have been reported in the literature. We reported two observations of patients with ASD and pericardial tamponade above a series of 18 patients with ASD, in one case revealed the disease. The first patient was a 32-year-old women and had fever, arthritis, high white blood cell count and developed pericardial tamponade. The evolution was favourable with bolus of methylprednisolone. In the second case, cardiac tamponade occurred several years after the onset of the disease. Surgical drainage was first required (800 ml) because of inefficacity of oral prednisone. A dramatic improvement was observed after bolus of methylprednisolone. In conclusion pericardial tamponade is a seldom but sometimes the first manifestation of ASD and may required in first intention bolus of methylprednisolone.
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- M H Drouot
- Service de médecine interne, CHRU, 59037 Lille, France
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Bambery P, Thomas RJ, Malhotra HS, Kaur U, Bhusnurmath SR, Deodhar SD. Adult onset Still's disease: clinical experience with 18 patients over 15 years in northern India. Ann Rheum Dis 1992; 51:529-32. [PMID: 1586255 PMCID: PMC1004707 DOI: 10.1136/ard.51.4.529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Over a 15 year period 18 patients (eight men, 10 women), 16-50 years old, were diagnosed as having adult onset Still's disease. Fever and arthralgia were always present but prominent lymphadenopathy was uncommon and the serosa were rarely affected. The typical rash of this disease was observed in nine patients. Several complications, including deforming arthritis, amyloidosis, granulomatous hepatitis, uveitis, scleritis, cutaneous vasculitis, and cardiomyopathy, were observed during follow up. Two patients were affected by a nosocomial infection during immunosuppressive treatment for uncontrolled disease. There were no characteristic features at necropsy. Ten patients had a monocyclic course that responded well to aspirin and indomethacin, whereas eight had a polycyclic pattern which invariably required treatment with corticosteroids. Serious complications developed exclusively in the latter group. This group of patients requires early, intensive disease modifying treatment.
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- P Bambery
- Department of Internal Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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An original case study of a myocardial involvement in a patient with adult Still's disease is presented. The fibrinoid necrosis appearance of a myocardial vessel is an unusual finding at histology.
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- R N Sachs
- Department of Cardiology, Hôpital Avicenne, Bobigny, France
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Flipo RM, Gosset D, Savinel P, Hachulla E, Hatron PY, Devulder B. [Adult Still's disease. A too often unrecognized illness. A study of a series of 11 cases]. Rev Med Interne 1989; 10:217-22. [PMID: 2669086 DOI: 10.1016/s0248-8663(89)80005-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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The authors report eleven new cases of adult Still's disease diagnosed during the last 5 years. This rare, though not exceptional, disease of unknown pathogenesis is difficult to diagnose in the absence of specific sign; it is in fact diagnosed by elimination. The clinical, laboratory and anatomical findings, as well as the treatment and outcome of these 11 cases are described, and this is followed by a discussion of the nosological, therapeutic and above all prognostic problems raised by the disease.
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- R M Flipo
- Service de médecine interne A, CHU Hôpital Claude Huriez, Lille
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Ward SC, Wiselka MJ, Nicholson KG. Still's disease and myocarditis associated with recent mumps infection. Postgrad Med J 1988; 64:693-5. [PMID: 3251224 PMCID: PMC2428969 DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.64.755.693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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We describe a 16 year old patient who developed Still's disease with evidence of myocarditis. A rise in the mumps 'V' antigen indicated that the disease was associated with recent mumps infection.
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- S C Ward
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Groby Road Hospital, Leicester, UK
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Reginato AJ, Schumacher HR, Baker DG, O'Connor CR, Ferreiros J. Adult onset Still's disease: experience in 23 patients and literature review with emphasis on organ failure. Semin Arthritis Rheum 1987; 17:39-57. [PMID: 3306931 DOI: 10.1016/0049-0172(87)90015-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 134] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Cush JJ, Medsger TA, Christy WC, Herbert DC, Cooperstein LA. Adult-onset Still's disease. Clinical course and outcome. ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM 1987; 30:186-94. [PMID: 3827959 DOI: 10.1002/art.1780300209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 217] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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We reviewed the long-term natural history of 21 adult-onset Still's disease patients. Patient subsets were identified according to clinical course patterns. These included monocyclic systemic disease in 4, polycyclic systemic disease in 2, chronic articular monocyclic systemic disease in 10, and chronic articular polycyclic systemic disease in the remaining 5 patients. Functional outcome differed according to course patterns and the extent of articular involvement. Systemic manifestations, per se, did not contribute to poor functional prognosis. Chronic articular disease had the worst outcome: 27% evolved to functional class III status, compared with none in the cyclic systemic groups. Those patients who had a chronic articular pattern or a polyarticular onset and course were at higher risk to develop disabling arthritis. An aggressive approach to therapy, including the early use of remittive agents, should be considered in these patient subsets.
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Allen RC, Ansell BM. Juvenile chronic arthritis--clinical sub-groups with particular relationship to adult patterns of disease. Postgrad Med J 1986; 62:821-6. [PMID: 3543912 PMCID: PMC2422807 DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.62.731.821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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