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01-11-2013 | Meeting abstract
P02-016 - A novel PSMB8 mutation causing candle syndrome
Authors:
V Messia, M Pardeo, R Nicolai, C Bracaglia, F De Benedetti, A Insalaco
Published in:
Pediatric Rheumatology
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Special Issue 1/2013
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Excerpt
Chronic atypical neutrophilic dermatosis with lipodystrophy and elevated temperature (CANDLE) syndrome is a newly described autoinflammatory disease, which had been recently reported in 9 patients. It is characterized by onset during the first year of life of recurrent fevers, purpuric skin lesions, arthralgia, progressive lipodystrophy, hypochromic or normocytic anemia, delayed physical development and increased levels of acute phase reactants. …