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Complications
By Mayo Clinic staffMost complications from adult Still's disease arise from chronic inflammation of your body organs and joints.
- Joint destruction. Chronic inflammation can damage your joints. The most commonly involved joints are your knees and wrists. Your neck, foot, finger and hip joints also may be affected, but much less frequently.
- Inflammation of your heart. Adult Still's disease can lead to an inflammation of the sac-like covering of your heart (pericarditis) or of the muscular portion of your heart (myocarditis).
- Excess fluid around your lungs. Inflammation may cause fluid to build up around your lungs, which can make it hard to breathe deeply.
References
- Papadakis MA, et al. Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2013. 52nd ed. New York, N.Y.: The McGraw-Hill Companies; 2013. http://www.accessmedicine.com/resourceTOC.aspx?resourceID=1. Accessed Feb. 8, 2013.
- Mandl LA, et al. Clinical manifestations and diagnosis of adult Still's disease. http://www.uptodate.com/home. Accessed Feb. 8, 2013.
- Mandl LA, et al. Treatment of adult Still's disease. http://www.uptodate.com/home. Accessed Feb. 8, 2013.
- Chang-Miller A (expert opinion). Mayo Clinic, Phoneix/Scottsdale, Ariz. Feb. 15, 2013.
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