Abstract | CONTEXT: Autoinflammatory syndromes are diseases manifested by recurrent episodes of fever and inflammation in multiple organs. There is no production of autoantibodies, but interleukins play an important role and acute-phase reactants show abnormalities. Our aim was to report on three cases of autoinflammatory syndromes that are considered to be rare entities. CASE REPORTS:
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Authors | Thais Cunha Matos, Maria Teresa Ramos Ascensão Terreri, Daniela Gerent Petry, Cássia Maria Barbosa, Claudio Arnaldo Len, Maria Odete Esteves Hilário |
Journal | Sao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina
(Sao Paulo Med J)
Vol. 127
Issue 5
Pg. 314-6
(Sep 2009)
ISSN: 1806-9460 [Electronic] Brazil |
PMID | 20169282
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Adult
- Arthritis
(diagnosis)
- Arthritis, Juvenile
(diagnosis)
- Child
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Fatal Outcome
- Female
- Fever
(etiology)
- Genetic Testing
- Hereditary Autoinflammatory Diseases
(diagnosis)
- Humans
- Male
- Recurrence
- Syndrome
- Young Adult
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