Skin symptoms as diagnostic clue for autoinflammatory diseases

Skin symptoms as diagnostic clue for autoinflammatory diseases

ABSTRACT Autoinflammatory disorders are immune-mediated diseases with increased production of inflammatory cytokines and absence of detectable autoantibodies. They course with recurrent episodes of systemic inflammation and fever is the most common symptom. Cutaneous manifestations are prevalent and...

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Main Authors: Alvaro Moreira, Barbara Torres, Juliano Peruzzo, Alberto Mota, Kilian Eyerich, Johannes Ring
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2017-02-01
Series:Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
Subjects:
Acquired hyperostosis syndrome
Behçet syndrome
Cryopyrin-associated periodic syndromes
Familial mediterranean fever
Mevalonate kinase deficiency
Still's disease, adult-onset
Schnitzler syndrome
Sweet syndrome
Hereditary autoinflammatory diseases
Tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated peptides and proteins
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/pdf/abd/v92n1/0365-0596-abd-92-01-0072.pdf
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Summary:ABSTRACT Autoinflammatory disorders are immune-mediated diseases with increased production of inflammatory cytokines and absence of detectable autoantibodies. They course with recurrent episodes of systemic inflammation and fever is the most common symptom. Cutaneous manifestations are prevalent and important to diagnosis and early treatment of the syndromes. The purpose of this review is to emphasize to dermatologists the skin symptoms present in these syndromes in order to provide their early diagnosis.
ISSN:0365-0596

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