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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of CAPS (adapted from [10,11])

From: Identification of a variant in NLRP3 gene in a patient with Muckle-Wells syndrome: a case report and review of literature

 

FCAS

MWS

CINCA/NOMID

Severity

mild

moderate

severe

Age at onset

 < 6 months-adulthood

Early childhood-adulthood

Perinatal

Family history

Often positive

Often positive

Often negative

Triggers

Generalized cold/pneumovax

Stress/excercise/infection/pneumovax

Stress/excercise/infection/pneumovax

Cold trigger

Yes

Possible

Rare

Fever

Yes

Yes

Yes

Fatigue

Rare

Yes

Yes

Cutaneous manifestations

Urticaria-like rash

Urticaria-like rash

Urticaria-like rash

Ocular manifestations

Conjunctivitis/keratitis

Conjunctivitis/ketatitis/uveitis

Conjunctivitis/ketatitis/uveitispapilledema

Muskulosceletal manifestations

Myalgia/arthralgia

Myalgia/arthralgia/arthritis

Myalgia/arthralgia/arthritis/distal femur overgrowth

Central nervous system manifestations

Headache

Headache/intermittent aseptic meningitis

Headache/sterile meingtitis/elevated intracranial pressure/brain atrophy

Hearing loss

No

Yes

Yes

Amyloidosis

Rare

Yes

Yes