Remission of steroid-resistant Still’s disease treated with anakinra, evidenced by FDG-PET/CT examination: case report

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Authors: Zdeněk Adam ¹; Jana Skřičková ²; Milan Krtička ³; Zdeněk Řehák ^4,5; Renata Koukalová ⁴; Andrea Šprláková ⁶; Marta Krejčí ¹; Luděk Pour ¹; Zdenka Adamová ⁷; Eva Pourová ⁸; Zdeněk Král ¹
Authors place of work: Interní hematologická a onkologická klinika LF MU a FN Brno, pracoviště Bohunice ¹; Klinika nemocí plicních a TBC LF MU a FN Brno, pracoviště Bohunice ²; Klinika úrazové chirurgie LF MU a FN Brno, pracoviště Bohunice ³; Oddělení nukleární medicíny MOÚ, Brno ⁴; Regionální centrum molekulární onkologie (RECAMO) MOÚ, Brno ⁵; Klinika radiologie a nukleární medicíny LF MU a FN Brno, pracoviště Bohunice ⁶; Ordinace pro děti a dorost, Obilní trh, Brno ⁷; Ordinace praktického lékaře pro dospělé, Pustiměř u Vyškova ⁸
Published in the journal: Vnitř Lék 2017; 63(12): 987-997
Category: Case Reports

Summary

After elimination of infectious causes, neoplastic causes and the systemic autoimmune disease of connective tissue, a patient with high fevers over 39 °C was diagnosed with Still’s disease. High doses of prednisone led to resolution of symptoms, however after reducing the doses of prednisone to 15 mg, high fevers over 39 °C returned, as well as joint pains. The high doses of prednisone led to decompensation of diabetes mellitus even with 4 daily insulin dosages. Therefore it was proceeded to regular subcutaneous administration of anakinra once a day. Anakinra enabled the reduction of prednisone to as much as the currently administered 2.5 mg a day, but it has not so far allowed for removing glucocorticoids from the treatment completely. Activity of the disease is shown by the findings within the FDG-PET/CT examination. At the time of maximum activity of the disease there was distinct lymphadenopathy with pathological accumulation of FDG visible as well as increased accumulation of FDG in the hematopoietic bone marrow. As the disease activity decreased, the size of nodules regressed and FDG accumulation in both the lymphatic nodes and bone marrow declined. FDG-PET/CT is a suitable method for monitoring the activity of Still’s disease.

Key words:
anakinra – Adult-onset Still’s disease

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