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Trapped without a diagnosis: Tumour necrosis factor receptor-associated periodic syndrome (TRAPS).
Practical neurology - 1 Aug 2016
Kirresh Ali, Everitt Alex, Kon Onn Min, DasGupta Ranan, Pickering Matthew C, Lachmann Helen J
Abstract excerpt
Tumour necrosis factor receptor-associated periodic syndrome (TRAPS) is an autosomal dominant condition caused by mutations in the TNFRSF1A gene. It is characterised by recurrent episodes of myalgia, followed by prolonged fever, migratory rashes, headache, serositis, arthralgia, abdominal pain and periorbital oedema. We describe a 49-year-old man with a self-limiting episode of paraparesis who reported recurrent...
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