Published in:
01-01-2018 | Editorial
Autoinflammation in rheumatic and musculoskeletal disorders
Author:
Durga Prasanna Misra
Published in:
Rheumatology International
|
Issue 1/2018
Login to get access
Excerpt
The autoinflammatory syndromes (AIS) refer to a group of disorders characterized by recurrent episodes of endogenous inflammation resulting from uncontrolled activation of the innate immune system [
1]. Autoinflammation is a critical pathophysiological process in Behçet disease (BD), systemic onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis, adult-onset Still’s disease, psoriatic arthritis, gout, and certain hormonal and cardiac disorders [
2]. …