Clinical features and therapeutic response of adult onset Still's disease / 中华风湿病学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To evaluate the clinical manifestations and responses to treatment of adult onset Still's disease (AOSD).Methods One hundred and four AOSD patients were retrospectively analyzed with clinical features and treatment responses.Results The major clinical features werespiking fever (100%),evanescent maculopapular rash (95%),polyarthralgia (90%),sore throat (78%),lymphadenectasis (66%),hepatosplenomegaly (57%),hydmhymenitis (30%),neutrephilia (98%),liver dysfunction (62%),increased erythrocyte sedimentation rate (96%) and hyperferritinaemia (99%).Reactive lymphnodes hyperplasia was shown in all patients underwent lymphnode biopsy.94% and 66% patients were treated with glucocorticoid and immune suppressants.Those treated with ≥40 mg/d prednisone or its equivalent dosage achieved quicker remission and less relapses.Conclusion Patients who present with spiking fever,polyarthralgia,maculopapular rash,sore throat and predominant neutrophilia should be considered the possibility of AOSD after tumor or infection are excluded.Glucoeorticoid and immune suppressive drugs are effective medications for AOSD.