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Formation of numerous rice bodies: an unusual finding of adult-onset Still’s disease

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Adult-onset Still’s disease (AOSD) is an inflammatory disorder characterized by high-spiking fever, arthritis, and an evanescent rash. The pattern of chronic arthritis is a universal feature of AOSD. However, chronic bursitis with the formation of numerous rice bodies is a very rare presentation in a patient with AOSD. To our knowledge, no case of formation of numerous rice bodies in AOSD has been reported thus far. We describe the case of a 28-year-old man with AOSD with rice bodies in his left shoulder joint.

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  1. Division of Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy, Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, 325, Section 2, Cheng-Kung Road, Neihu 114, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China

    Kang-Min Lin, Jenn-Haung Lai, Deh-Ming Chang & Chen-Hung Chen

  2. Division of Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China

    Chi-Ching Chang

  3. Department of Pathology, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China

    Chih-Kung Lin

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Lin, KM., Lai, JH., Chang, CC. et al. Formation of numerous rice bodies: an unusual finding of adult-onset Still’s disease. Clin Rheumatol 27 (Suppl 2), 55–57 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-008-0900-6

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