Adult-onset Still's disease physical examination

Adult-onset Still's disease
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• Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:

Physical Examination

On physical examination, the following findings may be observed:

Appearance of the patient

• Patient may appear fatigued

Vital signs

• High grade spiking fever (spike during evening time)
• Tachycardia

Skin

• Salmon colored maculopapular rash on trunk and extremities.

HEENT

• Within normal limits

Neck

• Lymphadenopathy

Lungs

• Pleural friction rub secondary to pleuritis
• Rales and crackles due to pulmonary edema

Heart

• Percardial friction rub due to pericarditis

Abdomen

• Hepatospleenomegaly