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An unusual cause of acute ischemic stroke: Adult Onset Still’s Disease

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Adult Onset Still's Disease (AOSD) is a systemic inflammatory disease of unknown aetiology. The usual manifestations of AOSD are spiking fevers, arthritis, and an evanescent salmon-pink rash, with neurological manifestations occasionally described. Stroke is a rare manifestation of AOSD and the exact mechanism for stroke in AOSD remains unknown, although it has been hypothesized to be secondary to thrombocytosis or vasculitis. We present a case where acute ischemic stroke secondary to a floating internal carotid artery thrombus was an early manifestation of AOSD. The patient also had prolonged high spiking fevers, significant leucocytosis, arthralgias and transaminitis. He responded well to a high dose of oral corticosteroids and was eventually started on anticoagulation for secondary stroke prevention. To our knowledge, this is the first described case of arterial thrombosis associated with AOSD. We postulate that thrombocytosis, vasculitis and hypercoagulability from the underlying inflammatory state may have contributed to the ischemic stroke.

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  1. Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore

    Yihui Goh, Benjamin Yong-Qiang Tan & Hock Luen Teoh

  2. Department of Medicine, Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore

    Venetia Yunjia Wong & Wei Lin Tan

  3. Department of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

    Benjamin Yong-Qiang Tan

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Goh, Y., Wong, V.Y., Tan, W.L. et al. An unusual cause of acute ischemic stroke: Adult Onset Still’s Disease. J Thromb Thrombolysis 49, 141–144 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11239-019-02006-5

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