Extremely high serum ferritin levels as diagnostic tool in adult-onset Still's disease

S C A Meijvis; H Endeman; A B M Geers; E J ter Borg

Extremely high serum ferritin levels as diagnostic tool in adult-onset Still's disease

S C A Meijvis
, H Endeman
, A B M Geers
, E J ter Borg

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Abstract

The diagnosis of adult-onset Still's disease (ASD) is difficult to establish due to the nonspecific clinical and laboratory findings. A markedly raised serum ferritin level is a typical finding, although it is not well understood why ferritin levels are extremely high in ASD. We discuss several possible explanations leading to the extremely high levels of ferritin.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	212-214
Number of pages	3
Journal	Netherlands Journal of Medicine
Volume	65
Issue number	6
Publication status	Published - Jun 2007
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Age Factors
Diagnosis, Differential
Ferritins
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Still's Disease, Adult-Onset
Case Reports
Journal Article

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Extremely high serum ferritin levels as diagnostic tool in adult-onset Still's disease

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