Skin biopsy in adult-onset Still's disease: A specific, rapid, and widely available diagnostic test. New study by Derrick H.Y. Chong, Luke Y.C. Chen (University of British Columbia) and colleagues:
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In @jhumimmunity.org, Chong et al. examine the clinical utility of skin biopsy, an inexpensive & widely available test, in 16 patients and show that dyskeratotic keratinocytes in the superficial layers are useful for diagnosing #AOSD. rupress.org/jhi/article/...

Adult-onset Still’s disease is challenging to diagnose. Chong et al. examine the clinical utility of skin biopsy, an inexpensive & widely available test, in 16 patients and show that dyskeratotic keratinocytes in the superficial layers are useful for diagnosing #AOSD. rupress.org/jhi/article/...