TY - JOUR
T1 - Aseptic meningitis in adult onset Still's disease
AU - Veetil, Bharath Manu Akkara
AU - Yee, Alan H.
AU - Warrington, Kenneth J.
AU - Aksamit, Allen J.
AU - Mason, Thomas G.
PY - 2012/12
Y1 - 2012/12
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Adult onset Still's disease
KW - Meningitis
KW - Neutrophilia
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U2 - 10.1007/s00296-010-1529-8
DO - 10.1007/s00296-010-1529-8
M3 - Article
C2 - 20495923
AN - SCOPUS:84872266985
SN - 0172-8172
VL - 32
SP - 4031
EP - 4034
JO - Rheumatology International
JF - Rheumatology International
IS - 12
ER -