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Posted on Thu, 8 Oct 2020
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Answered by Dr. Olgeta Xhufka (42 minutes later)
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Is chemotherapy a treatment typically used to treat Stills disease patients? Under what circumstances would a patient suffering from Stills disease be directed to go through chemo and how would chemotherapy help with Stills disease, if at all? If Stills disease has no "cure" would chemo ever be considered as a method of treatment for the patient to consider? Thank you!
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Answered by Dr. Olgeta Xhufka (20 minutes later)
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Methotrexate can be used.

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Hello dear and thank you for asking again.
Firstly your doctor may recommend you to use anti-inflammatory drugs such ibuprofen or naproxen for joint pain and inflammation.
It it doesn't seem to get better Prednisone is needed.
Methotrexate is an immune system suppressant , chemotherapy drug which can be used together with Prednisone.
It is often used in still disease and other rheumatologic diseases with good results.
Of course using methotrexate is considered as treatment for still disease.
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