Naslov
Extremely high serum ferritin levels as a main diagnostic tool of adult-onset Stills disease

Autori
Novak, Srđan ; Anić, Felina ; Schnurrer-Luke-Vrbanić, Tea

Izvornik
Rheumatology international (0172-8172) 32 (2012), 4; 1091-1094

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Radovi u časopisima, članak, ostalo

Ključne riječi
Adult-onset Stills disease ; Diagnosis ; Hyperferritinaemia ; Laboratory findings

Sažetak
Adult-onset Still's disease is a rare systemic inflammatory disease of unknown aetiology characterised by typical symptoms including daily high spiking fever, evanescent salmon-pink rash, sore throat, arthritis/arthralgias and polyserositis. The laboratory findings usually show neutrophilic leucocytosis, seronegativity and raised serum transaminases. We describe six typical cases. All of them had serum ferritin above 5, 000 µg/L. Although there are few theories about the origin of the high ferritin level, an extremely high serum ferritin above 5, 000 µg/L should be the main diagnostic tool of adult-onset Still's disease.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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