Objectives To validate the previously proposed classification criteria for Henoch–Schönlein
purpura (HSP), childhood polyarteritis nodosa (c-PAN), c-Wegener granulomatosis (c-WG) …

Objective To evaluate the response to treatment of autoinflammatory diseases from an
international registry and an up-to-date literature review. Methods The response to treatment was …

Background Different diagnostic and classification criteria are available for hereditary
recurrent fevers (HRF)—familial Mediterranean fever (FMF), tumour necrosis factor receptor-…

Spa therapy represents a popular treatment for many rheumatic diseases. The mechanisms
by which immersion in mineral or thermal water or the application of mud alleviates suffering …

Objective To evaluate the genetic findings, demographic features and clinical presentation
of tumour necrosis factor receptor-associated autoinflammatory syndrome (TRAPS) in …

<p>Autoinflammatory diseases are characterised by fever and systemic inflammation, with
potentially serious complications. Owing to the rarity of these diseases, evidence-based …

The objective of this work was to develop and validate a set of clinical criteria for the
classification of patients affected by periodic fevers. Patients with inherited periodic fevers (familial …

Background We aimed to describe the main features of Behçet's disease (BD) in children in
the largest prospective cohort to date and to propose a classification. Methods An …

The association between smoke habit and autoimmunity has been hypothesized a long time
ago. Smoke has been found to play a pathogenic role in certain autoimmune disease as it …

Objective To evaluate genetic, demographic and clinical features in patients with cryopyrin-associated
periodic syndrome (CAPS) from the Eurofever Registry, with a focus on genotype-…