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01.11.2014 | Case Based Review
Mevalonate kinase deficiency in two sisters with therapeutic response to anakinra: case report and review of the literature
verfasst von:
Raquel Campanilho-Marques, Paul A. Brogan
Erschienen in:
Clinical Rheumatology
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Ausgabe 11/2014
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Abstract
Mevalonate kinase deficiency (MKD) is a rare, hereditary autoinflammatory condition characterized by recurrent inflammatory episodes. Depending on the residual mevalonate kinase activity, the clinical spectrum ranges from a relatively mild periodic fever syndrome to a lethal metabolic disease. Data on therapeutic options for MKD are currently limited and rely generally on case reports and small series. Recent reports show promising results with anakinra and etanercept to treat the attacks. We report two sisters treated with good, but partial response, to continuous daily anakinra (interleukin-1 receptor antagonist).