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Still's Disease, Adult-Onset

Medical Definition: Systemic-onset rheumatoid arthritis in adults. It differs from classical rheumatoid arthritis in that it is more often marked by acute febrile onset, and generalized lymphadenopathy and hepatosplenomegaly are more prominent.
Guide Notes: a type of rheum arthritis; do not confuse with STILL'S DISEASE, JUVENILE-ONSET see ARTHRITIS, JUVENILE RHEUMATOID
Previously Indexed: Arthritis, Juvenile Rheumatoid (1966-1991)

Still's Disease, Adult-Onset Medical Definitions and Terms

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