Still’s Disease - A Form of Arthritis
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Loading ...Among various forms of arthritis, Still’s disease takes our attention due to a number of unique symptoms it displays. The most prominent two symptoms are spiking fevers and transient rashes. Although this was first discovered and believed to be just for children, now it is accepted that this is also common among the adults.
There are several theories about the cause of Still’s disease. The main theory is such that, it suggest that a micro bacterial infection causes the disease. However the real cause behind Still’s disease remains a mystery.
The usual symptoms for Still’s disease includes, waves of high fever that rises to 40 centigrade, a faint transient skin rash which is non-itching and salmon colored, a flu-like pain throughout the body, muscle pain and severe joint pain.
Since the symptoms present in many different ways, diagnosis is difficult. There are number of tests performed for diagnosis and what actually happens is an elimination procedure for other diseases. If the tests prove that the symptoms are not caused by other disease, then it is suspected that the patient has Still’s disease. Usually the blood tests indicate high volume of white blood cells suggesting there is a serious inflammation. One specialty is that the blood tests for rheumatoid arthritis will be negative.
The fever usually runs for months and it not controlled, causes for high fevers may damage vital organs. Once medical treatments are given, the symptoms and the disease fade away with the time. But in some special cases, the remains of the disease can be seen even at the adulthood of the patient.
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