Interventional Medicine and Applied Science
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Volume 3: Issue 1
Acute liver transplantation in a 41-year-old male patient presenting symptoms of adult-onset Still's disease
Authors:
Fanni Gelley Department of Transplantation and Surgery, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
Department of Transplantation and Surgery, Semmelweis University, Baross u. 23–25, H-1082, Budapest, Hungary

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Attila Doros Department of Transplantation and Surgery, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary

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Tamás Micsik 1st Department of Pathology and Experimental Cancer Research, Budapest, Hungary

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János Fazakas Department of Transplantation and Surgery, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary

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Imre Fehérvári Department of Transplantation and Surgery, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary

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Gergely Zádori Department of Transplantation and Surgery, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary

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Zsófia Müller Department of Infectology, Saint George Hospital, Székesfehérvár, Hungary

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András Gelley Polyclinic of Hospitaller Brothers of Saint John of God, Budapest, Hungary

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Balázs Nemes Department of Transplantation and Surgery, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary

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Pages:
9–13
Online Publication Date:
01 Mar 2011
Publication Date:
01 Mar 2011
Article Category:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1556/imas.3.2011.1.3
Keywords:
adult-onset; fever; fulminate liver failure; liver transplantation; Still's disease; unknown aetiology
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Abstract

Adult-onset Still's disease is a rare systemic non-infectious inflammatory disease of unknown aetiology. It is characterized by high spiking fever, sore throat, arthralgia, transient maculopapular rash, hepatosplenomegaly, liver cytolysis, weight loss, leukocytosis, neutrophilia, lymphadenopathy, myopathia and polyserositis. Mild or moderate liver involvement is common but fulminate liver failure is a rare manifestation. We report a 41-year-old male with undiagnosed adult Still's disease who underwent liver transplantation due to acute fulminate liver failure. He died 6 months after the liver transplantation in a septic condition. To date, six patients with adult Still's disease-related liver failure have been reported who required liver transplantation. We emphasize that adult Still's disease should be considered in the differential diagnosis of fulminate liver failure, especially in young adults with fever of unknown aetiology or typical features in the history.

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