Vacuoles, E1 enzyme, X-linked, autoinflammatory, somatic (VEXAS) syndrome presenting as recurrent aseptic peritonitis in a patient receiving peritoneal dialysis: a case report.

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BACKGROUND: Vacuoles, E1 enzyme, X-linked, autoinflammatory, somatic (VEXAS) syndrome is caused by mutations in the ubiquitin-activating enzyme1 (UBA1) gene and characterised by an overlap between autoinflammatory and haematologic disorders. CASE PRESENTATION: We reported a case of a 67-year-Japanese man receiving peritoneal dialysis (PD) who had recurrent aseptic peritonitis caused by the VEXAS syndrome. He...

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