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Year : 2013 | Volume
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Adult onset Still's disease: An uncommon etiology of non-resolving pneumonia
Somak Kumar Das1, Tanusree Nath2, Anirban Ghosal3, Arup Kumar Kundu3
1 Department of Medicine, College of Medicine & Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Hospital, West Bengal University of Health Sciences, Kalyani, Nadia, West Bengal, India 2 Department of ENT, PGIMSR & ESI Hospital, Joka, Kolkata, India 3 Department of Neuromedicine, N. R. S. Medical College, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Correspondence Address:
Somak Kumar Das A / 14, Katjunagar, Jadavpur, Kolkata - 700 032 India
Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/0975-2870.118293
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Adult-onset Still's disease (AOSD) is a rare systemic inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology and pathogenesis, usually presenting with high spiking fever accompanied by several systemic manifestations. Pulmonary complications in AOSD are also rare. Only a few earlier pathologic reports exist describing AOSD with pulmonary involvement. AOSD presenting as non-resolving pneumonia is poorly reported in literature. We report one case of AOSD presented initially as non-resolving pneumonia. In this report, we conclude that every clinician must consider AOSD as a potential differential diagnosis of non-resolving pneumonia. |
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