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A Case of Hyper IgD and Periodic Fever Syndrome in Japan
Author(s) -
Hisashi Kawashima,
Akiyoshi Hoshi,
Hiroaki Ioi,
Chiako Ishii,
Satoshi Sato,
Yasuyo Kashiwagi,
Kouji Takekuma,
Akinori Hoshika
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
clinical medicine case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1178-6450
DOI - 10.4137/ccrep.s722
Subject(s) - immunoglobulin d , medicine , girl , urine , pediatrics , immunology , gastroenterology , antibody , genetics , biology , b cell
We report a four-year-old Japanese girl with hyper IgD and periodic fever syndrome. There is a first report of hyper IgD syndrome (HIDS) of which the genomic study was done in Japan. In this report a girl complained of periodic fever and abdominal symptoms accompanied with high levels of mevalonic acid in urine and serum. She has been well controlled by non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for 3 years.

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