[Adult-onset Still's disease with liver failure requiring liver transplantation]

Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2009 Dec;32(10):681-6. doi: 10.1016/j.gastrohep.2009.06.009. Epub 2009 Sep 27.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

We present the case of a 23-year-old man with fever of unknown origin, who developed acute liver failure 2 months after symptom onset, requiring an urgent liver transplantation. The diagnosis of adult-onset Still's disease was established after the reappearance of symptoms after transplantation, and high doses of corticosteroids were used to control disease activity. Subsequently, given the impossibility of tapering the steroid dose, interleukin-1 receptor blocking treatment was started with satisfactory outcome. We also review the published literature.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones / therapeutic use
  • Emergencies
  • Fever of Unknown Origin / etiology
  • Humans
  • Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist Protein / therapeutic use
  • Liver Failure / etiology*
  • Liver Failure / surgery
  • Liver Transplantation*
  • Male
  • Still's Disease, Adult-Onset / complications
  • Still's Disease, Adult-Onset / drug therapy
  • Still's Disease, Adult-Onset / surgery*
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones
  • Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist Protein