Abstract
Adult onset Still's disease (AOSD) is a systemic inflammatory disease characterized by high-fevers, articular involvement, maculopapular rash, hepatosplenomegaly, lymphadenopathy, and a neutrophilic leukocytosis. Though systemic complications of AOSD or its treatment are well described in the literature, CNS involvement in AOSD is exceedingly rare and can have protean manifestations. We present a patient with AOSD who developed chronic meningitis and sensorineural hearing loss on treatment, with a review of prior reported cases of aseptic meningitis, to highlight this rare complication of this uncommon illness.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 4031-4034 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Rheumatology International |
Volume | 32 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 2012 |
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Keywords
- Adult onset Still's disease
- Meningitis
- Neutrophilia
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Rheumatology
- Immunology
- Immunology and Allergy
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Aseptic meningitis in adult onset Still's disease. / Veetil, Bharath Manu Akkara; Yee, Alan H.; Warrington, Kenneth J; Aksamit, Allen Jr.; Mason, Thomas.
In: Rheumatology International, Vol. 32, No. 12, 12.2012, p. 4031-4034.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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