I was thisclose...
...to being the mysterious disease on House tonight. They thought that the patient had Stills disease (which I have). I was so excited! Then, she started bleeding from the nose and ears...not Stills anymore. Oh well, my disease had its 15 (more like 7) minutes of fame tonight.
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Would you care to tell us what Stills disease is? The suspense is killing me.
For meggers:
Still's disease is a form of arthritis characterized by high spiking fevers, salmon-coloured rashes and inflammation of the joints. The disease is most common among children, for whom it is commonly referred to as systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
Still’s disease can also occur among adults, although much less commonly than for children. In this case it is referred to as adult-onset Still's disease or AOSD.
It hasn't really bothered me in years, and an interesting factoid...the pills I take for it also help ward off malaria, so I guess I'm all covered!
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