J Korean Rheum Assoc.  2007 Jun;14(2):176-180. 10.4078/jkra.2007.14.2.176.

A Case of Pulmonary Hypertension in a Patient with Adult-onset Still's Disease

• Woo JH
• Chang SJ
• Yoo DH

• KMID: 1526437
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4078/jkra.2007.14.2.176

Abstract

Pulmonary hypertension is one of the serious complications of autoimmune rheumatic disease, and it is becoming an important cause of morbidity and premature death. Pulmonary involvement occurs occasionally in adult-onset Still's disease (AOSD), but pulmonary hypertension has not been previously reported in Korea. We describe a 33-year-old woman with 5-year history of AOSD who presented with pulmonary hypertension, without evidences of pleural or parenchymal involvement of the lung, pulmonary embolism or any other obvious cause. Here, we report an AOSD patient with pulmonary hypertension with review of the literatures.

Keyword

Adult onset Still's disease (AOSD); Pulmonary hypertension

MeSH Terms

Adult
Female
Humans
Hypertension, Pulmonary*
Korea
Lung
Mortality, Premature
Pulmonary Embolism
Rheumatic Diseases
Still's Disease, Adult-Onset*