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Presentation of cryopyrin-associated periodic fever syndrome as chronic, afebrile urticaria in a 12-month-old female.
Pediatric dermatology - 1 Jan 2000
Fitzgerald Lauren A, Drissi Madeeha, Sepulveda Kirstin, Hovland Christopher, Hendrick Sophia J, Dubrocq Gueorgui
Abstract excerpt
A healthy 12-month-old female presented with relapsing and remitting urticaria since birth that was resistant to treatment with antihistamines. A thorough history revealed extensive rheumatic disease on the father's side of the family, and subsequent genetic testing was positive for a missense variant of NLRP3, indicating cryopyrin-associated periodic fever syndrome (CAPS). CAPS encompasses a spectrum of...
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