Autoinflammatory diseases (AID)

G Dueckers; O Sander; T Niehues

doi:10.1055/s-0034-1366987

Autoinflammatory diseases (AID)

Klin Padiatr. 2014 May;226(3):133-42. doi: 10.1055/s-0034-1366987. Epub 2014 May 12.

Authors

G Dueckers¹, O Sander², T Niehues¹

Affiliations

¹ Childrens Hospital, HELIOS Klinikum Krefeld, Krefeld, Germany.
² Department for Rheumatology, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany.

PMID: 24819385
DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1366987

Abstract

Most of the autoinflammatory diseases (AID) are orphan diseases with recurrent episodes of systemic inflammation. Fever and exanthema are leading features. Given the ongoing elucidation of pathogenic causes and hence therapeutic approaches, we provided a review of the current literature of AID.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Adaptive Immunity / genetics
Adaptive Immunity / immunology*
Child
DNA Mutational Analysis
Diagnosis, Differential
Genetic Diseases, Inborn / diagnosis
Genetic Diseases, Inborn / genetics
Genetic Diseases, Inborn / immunology
Genetic Diseases, Inborn / therapy
Genotype
Hereditary Autoinflammatory Diseases / classification
Hereditary Autoinflammatory Diseases / diagnosis*
Hereditary Autoinflammatory Diseases / immunology
Hereditary Autoinflammatory Diseases / therapy
Humans
Immunity, Innate / genetics
Immunity, Innate / immunology
Rare Diseases*