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Background Adult-onset Still’s disease (AOSD) is a rare inflammatory disorder characterized by the classical triad of daily spiking fever, arthritis, and typical salmon-colored rash. Resistance to first-line corticosteroids and second-line disease modified anti-rheumatic-drugs defines refractory AOSD, which mostly includes the polycyclic or chronic courses of the disease. Anti-cytokine therapies are...
This is the first report on the efficacy of leukocytapheresis (LCAP) in a patient with refractory systemic-type adult-onset Still’s disease (AOSD). A 17-year-old Japanese woman with AOSD who had been treated with prednisolone and cyclosporine A presented with relapse of typical systemic AOSD, including high fever, rash, and liver dysfunction. Steroid pulse therapy (methylprednisolone 500 mg/day) was...
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