Skin symptoms as diagnostic clue for autoinflammatory diseases

Alvaro Moreira, Juliano Peruzzo, Kilian Eyerich, Barbara Torres, Alberto Mota, Johannes Ring

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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.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)72-80
Number of pages9
JournalAnais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
Volume92
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2017

Keywords

  • Acquired hyperostosis syndrome
  • Adult-onset
  • Behçet syndrome
  • Cryopyrin-associated periodic syndromes
  • Familial mediterranean fever
  • Hereditary autoinflammatory diseases
  • Mevalonate kinase deficiency
  • Schnitzler syndrome
  • Still’s disease
  • Sweet syndrome
  • Tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated peptides and proteins

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