Adult onset Still's disease associated with Epstein-Barr virus infection in a 66-year-old woman

Authors
Schifter, T Lewinski, UH
Citation
T. Schifter et Uh. Lewinski, Adult onset Still's disease associated with Epstein-Barr virus infection in a 66-year-old woman, SC J RHEUM, 27(6), 1998, pp. 458-460
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Rheumatology,"da verificare
Journal title
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY
ISSN journal
03009742 → ACNP
Volume
27
Issue
6
Year of publication
1998
Pages
458 - 460
Database
ISI
SICI code
0300-9742(1998)27:6<458:AOSDAW>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
Adult onset Still's disease (AOSD) is a distinct clinical entity which affe cts predominantly young adults aged 16-35 years. Onset in elderly individua ls is exceptional. Several reports have suggested a viral trigger in the pa thogenesis of this disease. We describe a 66-year-old woman who fulfilled t he proposed diagnostic criteria of AOSD and suffered concurrently from acut e Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection.