Carpal arthritis with ankylosis in late onset Still's disease

Arthritis Rheum. 1976 Mar-Apr;19(2):232-42. doi: 10.1002/art.1780190216.

Abstract

Thirteen patients are described in whom Still's disease began after age 15. All had objective evidence of arthritis, and 10 developed chronic synovitis of larger joints, especially the wrists. A characteristic evolution of roentgenographic changes was observed in 7 patients. Carpometacarpal and intercarpal joint spaces became selectively narrowed without erosions, and bony ankylosis eventually occurred. These roentgenographic changes may be a valuable clue to the diagnosis of Still's disease, regardless of the age at onset.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Age Factors
  • Arthritis, Juvenile / complications*
  • Arthritis, Juvenile / diagnostic imaging
  • Carpal Bones / diagnostic imaging
  • Cartilage, Articular / diagnostic imaging
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Metacarpus / diagnostic imaging
  • Middle Aged
  • Radiography
  • Synovitis / complications
  • Wrist Joint* / diagnostic imaging