Adult Still's disease

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Definition

Adult Still's disease is a rare inflammatory condition in which you may experience daily spiking fevers, have achy or swollen joints, and discover a salmon-pink rash appearing on your body. As it progresses, adult Still's disease may lead to chronic arthritis and other complications.

Still's disease is named after an English doctor named George Still, who described the condition in children in 1896. Still's disease is now known as systemic onset juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA). In 1971, the term "adult Still's disease" was used to describe adults who had a condition similar to systemic onset JRA. There's no cure for adult Still's disease; however, treatment may offer symptom relief for adult Still's disease and help prevent complications.

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