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adult still's disease, illness, fever, rash, joint pain, lead to chronic arthritis, cause of adult still's disease, condition rarely occurs in adults, more common in children, where it, systemic juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, no risk factors, the disease have been identified, all patients, have fever, joint pain, sore throat, a rash, fever, comes on quickly once per day, most commonly, in the afternoon, evening, rash is typically salmon pink colored, comes, goes, the fever, another common symptom is joint pain, inflammation, warmth, swelling, the joint, several joints, involved, additional symptoms include swollen lymph nodes, glands, pain, a deep breath, pleurisy, abdominal pain, swelling, weight loss, physical exam, fever, rash, arthritis, signs include enlargement, the lymph nodes, liver, spleen, presence of changes, in the sound, the heart, lungs, indicate pericarditis, pleurisy, blood tests, in diagnosing adult still's disease, elevation, in the esr, sedimentation rate, elevation, in the white blood cell count, elevation in liver function tests, decrease, in the red blood cell count, very high elevation, in the ferritin level, negative rheumatoid factor, ana test, tests, joint x-rays, chest x-ray, pericarditis, pleural effusion, abdominal x-ray, ct scan, ultrasound, liver, spleen enlargement, adult still's disease, diagnosed after other diseases, excluded, require many medical tests, a final diagnosis is made, symptoms of arthritis, generally, controlled, adequate doses of salicylates, aspirin, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications, nsaids, ibuprofen, prednisone used, more severe cases, disease becomes chronic, immunosuppressive medications might be needed, methotrexate, new biologic therapies inhibitors, the inflammatory protein, tumor necrosis factor, tnf, studies show that in, 20% of patients, all symptoms go away, year, never come back, 30% of patients, all symptoms go away but then come back several times over the next years, rest, the patients, 50%, develop chronic arthritis, , arthritis, liver disease, spleen enlargement, pericarditis, pleural effusion call, suggestive of adult still's disease, cough, difficulty breathing, symptoms develop, adult still's.