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. 2010 Dec 2:8:29.
doi: 10.1186/1546-0096-8-29.

Periodic fever syndromes in Eastern and Central European countries: results of a pediatric multinational survey

Nataša Toplak  1 , Pavla Dolezalovà, Tamas Constantin, Anna Sedivà, Srdjan Pašić, Peter Cižnar, Beata Wolska-Kuśnierz, Miroslav Harjaček, Mariana Stefan, Nicolino Ruperto, Marco Gattorno, Tadej Avčin; Eastern/Central European autoinflammatory collaborating group for the Paediatric Rheumatology International Trials Organization (PRINTO) and Eurofever Project
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Periodic fever syndromes in Eastern and Central European countries: results of a pediatric multinational survey

Nataša Toplak et al. Pediatr Rheumatol Online J. .

Abstract

Objective: To analyze the prevalence of diagnosed and suspected autoinflammatory diseases in Eastern and Central European (ECE) countries, with a particular interest on the diagnostic facilities in these countries.

Methods: Two different strategies were used to collect data on patients with periodic fever syndromes from ECE countries- the Eurofever survey and collection of data with the structured questionnaire.

Results: Data from 35 centers in 14 ECE countries were collected. All together there were 11 patients reported with genetically confirmed familial Mediterranean fever (FMF), 14 with mevalonate-kinase deficiency (MKD), 11 with tumor necrosis factor receptor associated periodic syndrome (TRAPS) and 4 with chronic infantile neurological cutaneous and articular syndrome (CINCA). Significantly higher numbers were reported for suspected cases which were not genetically tested. All together there were 49 suspected FMF patients reported, 24 MKD, 16 TRAPS, 7 CINCA and 2 suspected Muckle-Wells syndrome (MWS) patients.

Conclusions: The number of genetically confirmed patients with periodic fever syndromes in ECE countries is very low. In order to identify more patients in the future, it is important to organize educational programs for increasing the knowledge on these diseases and to establish a network for genetic testing of periodic fever syndromes in ECE countries.

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