Mevalonate kinase deficiency (hyper IgD syndrome with periodic fever)--different faces with separate treatments: two cases and review of the literature

The hyperimmunoglobulinemia D syndrome (HIDS), so-called mevalonate kinase deficiency, is caused by recessive mutations in the gene encoding mevalonate kinase enzyme. HIDS is characterized by recurrent fever attacks of 3-7 days that begin in infancy and recur every 4-6 weeks. The febrile peri...

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Main Authors: Pınar Gençpınar, Balahan B Makay, Marco Gattorno, Francesco Caroli, Erbil Ünsal
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Language:English
Published: Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health 2012-12-01
Series:The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
Online Access:https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/1701
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author Pınar Gençpınar
Balahan B Makay
Marco Gattorno
Francesco Caroli
Erbil Ünsal
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description The hyperimmunoglobulinemia D syndrome (HIDS), so-called mevalonate kinase deficiency, is caused by recessive mutations in the gene encoding mevalonate kinase enzyme. HIDS is characterized by recurrent fever attacks of 3-7 days that begin in infancy and recur every 4-6 weeks. The febrile period is accompanied by lymphadenopathy, arthralgia, abdominal pain, diarrhea, aphthous ulcers, and varying degree of skin involvement. The course and severity of the disease may be quite different. There is no effective or proven therapy for HIDS. We report two cases with HIDS, which had separate clinical findings and treatment strategies.
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spelling doaj-art-2e10ae955de4451687d31ae7ef48320d2025-08-20T02:01:53ZengHacettepe University Institute of Child HealthThe Turkish Journal of Pediatrics0041-43012791-64212012-12-01546Mevalonate kinase deficiency (hyper IgD syndrome with periodic fever)--different faces with separate treatments: two cases and review of the literaturePınar Gençpınar0Balahan B MakayMarco GattornoFrancesco CaroliErbil ÜnsalDepartment of Pediatrics, Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey. erbil.unsal@deu.edu.tr. The hyperimmunoglobulinemia D syndrome (HIDS), so-called mevalonate kinase deficiency, is caused by recessive mutations in the gene encoding mevalonate kinase enzyme. HIDS is characterized by recurrent fever attacks of 3-7 days that begin in infancy and recur every 4-6 weeks. The febrile period is accompanied by lymphadenopathy, arthralgia, abdominal pain, diarrhea, aphthous ulcers, and varying degree of skin involvement. The course and severity of the disease may be quite different. There is no effective or proven therapy for HIDS. We report two cases with HIDS, which had separate clinical findings and treatment strategies. https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/1701
spellingShingle Pınar Gençpınar
Balahan B Makay
Marco Gattorno
Francesco Caroli
Erbil Ünsal
Mevalonate kinase deficiency (hyper IgD syndrome with periodic fever)--different faces with separate treatments: two cases and review of the literature
The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
title Mevalonate kinase deficiency (hyper IgD syndrome with periodic fever)--different faces with separate treatments: two cases and review of the literature
title_full Mevalonate kinase deficiency (hyper IgD syndrome with periodic fever)--different faces with separate treatments: two cases and review of the literature
title_fullStr Mevalonate kinase deficiency (hyper IgD syndrome with periodic fever)--different faces with separate treatments: two cases and review of the literature
title_full_unstemmed Mevalonate kinase deficiency (hyper IgD syndrome with periodic fever)--different faces with separate treatments: two cases and review of the literature
title_short Mevalonate kinase deficiency (hyper IgD syndrome with periodic fever)--different faces with separate treatments: two cases and review of the literature
title_sort mevalonate kinase deficiency hyper igd syndrome with periodic fever different faces with separate treatments two cases and review of the literature
url https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/1701
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