Urticaria and dermographism in patients with adult-onset Still’s disease

• Published in: Rheumatology international Vol. 32; no. 8; pp. 2551 - 2555
• Main Authors: Criado, Paulo Ricardo, de Carvalho, Jozélio Freire, Ayabe, Liliane Akemi, Brandt, Hebert Roberto Clivati, Romiti, Ricardo, Maruta, Celina W.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer-Verlag 01-08-2012; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adult; Early Diagnosis; Female; Glucocorticoids - therapeutic use; Histamine Antagonists - therapeutic use; Humans; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Predictive Value of Tests; Rheumatology; Short Communication; Skin - drug effects; Skin - pathology; Still's Disease, Adult-Onset - complications; Still's Disease, Adult-Onset - diagnosis; Still's Disease, Adult-Onset - drug therapy; Treatment Outcome; Urticaria - diagnosis; Urticaria - drug therapy; Urticaria - etiology; Urticaria; Dermographism; Still disease
• ISSN: 0172-8172; 1437-160X
• DOI: 10.1007/s00296-011-2025-5

Adult-onset Still’s disease (AOSD) patients typically present with arthralgia, fever, lymphadenopathy and a transient salmon maculopapular rash. Only approximately 25 cases of AOSD with urticaria were described in the literature. In this article, the authors report three additional cases of AOSD with urticarial and dermographic lesions who had a good clinical response to glucocorticoid and antihistamines. A review of the literature concerning this issue is also herein written.