A case of sinus bradycardia in a patient treated with pulse steroids for Adult-onset Still’s Disease

Abstract

Adult Onset Still’s Disease is a rare systemic inflammatory disease. The absence of a specific clinical presentation and diagnostic biomarkers causes delays in diagnosing and treating AOSD. Steroids used in treatment have many undesirable side effects. We presented a female case with AOSD who developed sudden bradycardia after pulse steroid therapy.

Keywords

• pulse steroid
• adult onset stills diasease
• bradiacardia after steroid

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