Abstract

SUCCESSFUL AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF ADULT-ONSET STILLS DISEASE (AOSD): A CASE REPORT

Aniruddha and Anchumol Joseph*

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Abstract

Adult-onset still’s disease (AOSD) is a rare clinical entity with unknown etiology, typically characterized by a clinical triad of daily spiking fever, evanescent rash and arthritis. There are no specific diagnostic tests for AOSD, so the diagnosis of AOSD remains one of exclusion and the differential diagnosis may be lengthy. It has resemblance with Gambira vatarakta mentioned in ayurvedic classics. Conventional therapy used in this condition is unsatisfactory and is not free from side effects. A case of steroid dependent, young adult, having complaints of fever, inflammatory polyarthritis, joint stiffness, rashes were clinically diagnosed as AOSD and intervened successfully with Ayurvedic modalities is presented here.

Keywords: Ayurveda, Adult-onset stills disease (AOSD), Gambira vatarakta.