Interstitial inflammation in visceral organs is a pathologic feature of adult-onset Still's disease

Dong-Bao Zhao; Sheng-Ming Dai; Xiu-Ping Liu; Huji Xu

doi:10.1007/s00296-009-1228-5

Interstitial inflammation in visceral organs is a pathologic feature of adult-onset Still's disease

Rheumatol Int. 2011 Jul;31(7):923-7. doi: 10.1007/s00296-009-1228-5. Epub 2009 Oct 31.

Authors

Dong-Bao Zhao¹, Sheng-Ming Dai, Xiu-Ping Liu, Huji Xu

Affiliation

¹ Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, 174 Changhai Road, 200433, Shanghai, China.

PMID: 19882158
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-009-1228-5

Abstract

The pathological features of adult-onset Still's disease remain unclear. An original case study of the histopathological changes in various organs of a patient with the disorder is presented. Interstitial inflammation was found in the heart, lung, liver, mucosa of total alimentary canal, and urinary bladder. Previous reports that involved the pathology of visceral organs are also reviewed.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Cystitis, Interstitial / etiology*
Cystitis, Interstitial / pathology
Fatal Outcome
Gastroenteritis / etiology
Gastroenteritis / pathology
Hepatitis / etiology
Hepatitis / pathology
Humans
Lung Diseases, Interstitial / etiology*
Lung Diseases, Interstitial / pathology
Male
Middle Aged
Myocarditis / etiology*
Myocarditis / pathology
Still's Disease, Adult-Onset / complications*
Still's Disease, Adult-Onset / pathology