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Clinical rheumatology · Oct 2008
Case ReportsHyperimmunoglobulinemia D and periodic fever syndrome; treatment with etanercept and follow-up.
- Rezan Topaloğlu, Nuray Aktay Ayaz, Hans R Waterham, Aysel Yüce, Fatma Gumruk, and Ozden Sanal.
- Pediatric Nephrology and Rheumatology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, 06100, Sihhiye, Ankara, Turkey. rtopalog@hacettepe.edu.tr
- Clin. Rheumatol. 2008 Oct 1;27(10):1317-20.
AbstractThe hyperimmunoglobulinemia D and periodic fever syndrome (HIDS) is an autoinflammatory syndrome. It is caused by the mutations of the mevalonate kinase gene. There is no consensus for specific therapy of HIDS, but there are some case reports and studies in regards to its treatment with drugs like colchicine, steroids, nonsteroid anti-inflammatory drugs, simvastatin, anakinra, thalidomide, and etanercept. We are reporting a case evaluated for the complaints of abdominal pain and febrile episodes with massive hepatomegaly, not common finding on physical examination, its treatment with etanercept, and long-term follow-up.
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