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Hyper-IgD syndrome with novel mutation in a Japanese girl.
Modern rheumatology - 1 Jan 2009
Naruto Takuya, Nakagishi Yasuo, Mori Masaaki, Miyamae Takako, Imagawa Tomoyuki, Yokota Shumpei
Abstract excerpt
Hyperimmunoglobulin D and periodic fever syndrome (HIDS) is an autosomal recessive auto-inflammatory disorder characterized by recurrent febrile attacks with lymphadenopathy, abdominal distress, skin eruptions and joint involvement. We discuss the case of a 15-year-old Japanese girl who had presented with periodic fever, hepatosplenomegaly and intractable diarrhea from seven weeks of age. At first,...
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