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Adult Still's disease

Overview | Symptoms | Treatment

Symptoms

fever
joint pain
- elbow pain
- knee pain
- hip pain
- ankle pain
- foot pain over small joints of the foot
- shoulder pain
- wrist pain
- hand pain over small joints of the hand
hip stiffness
swelling, pain, and inflammation of more than 1 joint
- shoulder, wrist, knee, elbow, hand, foot, or other joints
measles-like rash
- flesh colored, red, or salmon colored
- particularly over the trunk, may be in other locations

Additional symptoms that may be associated with this disease:

glands, swollen
flank pain or pain in the side getting increasingly worse over months
blood pressure, low
armpit lump
unintentional weight loss
breathing difficulty
- splinting of ribs with breathing (e.g., bending over or holding the chest)
chest pain
- sharp or stabbing
- began recently
- aggravated by breathing deeply
- aggravated by coughing
- aggravated by moving around or changing position
back pain
- in the lower back
- NOT behind the thigh and down the inside of the leg (non sciatic)
abdominal pain getting increasingly more severe

Signs and Tests

Physical examination may show the presence of signs of pericarditis or pleural effusion. Listening to the chest with a stethoscope (auscultation) may reveal a heart murmur or pleural friction rub.

Tests used in the diagnosis of Adult Still's disease include: