1. Myocardite révélant une maladie de Still de l’adulte
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T. Duburcq, P.-Y. Delannoy, O. Leroy, and N. Sivova
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Myocarditis ,business.industry ,Unknown aetiology ,Still's disease ,Arthritis ,General Medicine ,Disease ,medicine.disease ,Rash ,Dermatology ,Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine ,medicine ,medicine.symptom ,business ,Inflammatory disorder ,Rare disease - Abstract
Adult onset Still's disease is an inflammatory disorder characterized by daily spiking high fevers, arthritis and an evanescent rash. It is a rare disease of unknown aetiology and can be life-threatening. We present a case of adult onset Still's disease associated with myocarditis requiring the use of invasive ventilation, in which the patient responded well to systemic steroids.
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- 2013
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