Risk factors
By Mayo Clinic staffAge is the main risk factor for adult Still's disease, with incidence in adults peaking twice: once from 15 to 25 years and again from 36 to 46 years. Males and females are equally at risk of acquiring the disorder. Multiple cases of adult Still's disease in families are uncommon, so it's unlikely that this disorder is inherited.
- Mandl LA, et al. Clinical manifestations and diagnosis of adult Still's disease. http://www.uptodate.com/home/index.html. Accessed July 31, 2010.
- Mandl LA, et al. Treatment of adult Still's disease. http://www.uptodate.com/home/index.html. Accessed July 31, 2010.
- Mackowiak PA, et al. Fever of unknown origin. In: Mandell GL, et al. Mandell, Bennett, & Dolin: Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases. 6th ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier; 2005. http://www.mdconsult.com/book/player/book.do?method=display&type=bookPage&decorator=header&eid=4-u1.0-B978-0-443-06839-3..00051-5--s0150&uniq=212324663&isbn=978-0-443-06839-3&sid=1032482890. Accessed July 31, 2010.
- Adams BD, et al. Arthritis. In: Marx JA, et al., eds. Rosen's Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 6th ed. St. Louis, Mo.: Mosby; 2006. http://www.mdconsult.com/book/player/book.do?method=display&type=bookPage&decorator=header&eid=4-u1.0-B978-0-323-05472-0..00114-6--s0525&uniq=212324663&isbn=978-0-323-05472-0&sid=1032485935. Accessed July 31, 2010.
- Kavanaugh A, et al. The locomotor system. In: Bope ET, et al. Conn's Current Therapy 2010. 61st ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Saunders Elsevier; 2009. http://www.mdconsult.com/book/player/book.do?method=display&type=bookPage&decorator=header&eid=4-u1.0-B978-1-4160-6642-2..00015-6--s0120&displayedEid=4-u1.0-B978-1-4160-6642-2..00015-6--s0130&uniq=212413180&isbn=978-1-4160-6642-2&sid=1032716124. Accessed July 31, 2010.
- Altman RD. Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA). The Merck Manual for Healthcare Professionals. http://www.merck.com/mmpe/print/sec04/ch034/ch034c.html. Accessed July 31, 2010.
- Chang-Miller A (expert opinion). Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. Aug. 16, 2010.

Find Mayo Clinic on