Adult-onset Still's disease triggered by pregnancy. Issue 2 (3rd April 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Abdulkarim, Saleem; Otieno, Fredrick; Ali, Sayed K.
• Is Part Of: Proceedings. Volume 32:Issue 2(2019)
• Page Start: 229
• Page End: 230
• Publication Date: 2019-04-03
• Subjects: Pregnancy -- Still's disease -- treatment; Medicine -- Periodicals; Medicine; Medicine -- Periodicals; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 616.005
• DOI: 10.1080/08998280.2018.1562292
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0899-8280

Abstract

Abstract: Adult-onset Still's disease (AOSD) is an inflammatory disorder with arthritis, quotidian fever, evanescent rash, elevated white cell count, elevated ferritin, and abnormal liver function tests. The diagnosis requires the exclusion of other inflammatory, infectious, and malignant conditions. Onset of AOSD, though rare, has been known to occur in pregnancy. We present a 28-year-old woman diagnosed with AOSD at 3 months gestation.