Risal Ujjwol, Dhungana Krishna, Ghimire Mrikchhya
Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital for Advanced Medicine and Surgery, Dhumbarahi, Nepal.
Department of Neurology, Hospital for Advanced Medicine and Surgery, Dhumbarahi, Nepal.
Clin Med Insights Arthritis Musculoskelet Disord. 2023 Aug 24;16:11795441231195636. doi: 10.1177/11795441231195636. eCollection 2023.
Adult-onset Still's disease (AOSD) is a rare auto-inflammatory disease of unknown origin characterized mainly by fever, arthritis, and a rash. Aseptic meningitis is a rare complication of AOSD and is seen most commonly in young adults. Here, we report a case of AOSD in a 78-year female with fever and altered sensorium with lymphocyte predominant pleocytosis in the cerebrospinal fluid who was initially managed as tubercular meningitis. Adult-onset Still's disease was diagnosed as there was no response to antitubercular drugs even after 3 months and based on persistent fever, inflammatory arthritis, rash, and highly raised inflammatory markers.
成人斯蒂尔病(AOSD)是一种病因不明的罕见自身炎症性疾病,主要特征为发热、关节炎和皮疹。无菌性脑膜炎是AOSD的一种罕见并发症,最常见于年轻成年人。在此,我们报告一例78岁女性的AOSD病例,该患者有发热和意识改变,脑脊液中淋巴细胞为主的细胞增多,最初被诊断为结核性脑膜炎进行治疗。由于抗结核药物治疗3个月后仍无反应,且基于持续发热、炎性关节炎、皮疹和炎症指标大幅升高,最终诊断为成人斯蒂尔病。