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Tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated periodic syndrome (TRAPS) in Japan: a review of the literature.
Modern rheumatology - 1 Mar 2013
Washio Masakazu, Nakano Teruaki, Kawaguchi Yasushi, Takagi Kae, Kiyohara Chikako, Tsukamoto Hiroshi, Tokunaga Shoji, Horiuchi Takahiko
Abstract excerpt
Tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated periodic syndrome (TRAPS) is a dominantly inherited autoinflammatory syndrome that is characterized by recurrent episodes of fever attacks associated with rashes, abdominal pain, myalgia, conjunctivitis, chest pain, and arthralgia. Some patients have severe abdominal pain leading to abdominal surgery. Most reported cases of TRAPS involve patients of European ancestry, but...
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