DOI: 10.12890/2019_001023

Skin Rash and Fever of Unknown Origin - A Diagnostic Challenge

Authors

  • Albina Moreira Department of Medicine, Hospital Pedro Hispano, Unidade Local de Saúde Matosinhos, Matosinhos, Portugal
  • Miguel Borges Silva Department of Medicine, Hospital Pedro Hispano, Unidade Local de Saúde Matosinhos, Matosinhos, Portugal
  • Ana Afonso Department of Medicine, Hospital Pedro Hispano, Unidade Local de Saúde Matosinhos, Matosinhos, Portugal
  • Cristina Rodrigues Department of Medicine, Hospital Pedro Hispano, Unidade Local de Saúde Matosinhos, Matosinhos, Portugal

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Keywords

Adult-onset Still’s disease, skin rash, fever of unknown origin

Abstract

We report a clinical case of adult-onset Still's disease. In addition to the imaging features of the case, the following aspects are also briefly described: clinical presentation (prolonged fever associated with migratory polyarthritis and skin rash), treatment performed (resort to anti-inflammatory and corticoid), and clinical evolution of the patient after having performed the adult-onset.
The treatment was found to be appropriate as the patient presented a favourable clinical evolution.

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Published

2019-01-10

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 1 (2019)

How to Cite

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Moreira A, Silva MB, Afonso A, Rodrigues C. Skin Rash and Fever of Unknown Origin - A Diagnostic Challenge. EJCRIM [Internet]. 2019 Jan. 10 [cited 2026 Nov. 3];6(1). Available from: https://ejcrim.com/index.php/ejcrim/article/view/1023

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