Characteristic | Patient | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
Sex | M | F | F | M | M |
Age, yrs | 43 | 24 | 30 | 22 | 32 |
Disease onset, yrs | 15.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 2 | 9 |
Duration of fever episodes, days | 25.0 | 22.5 | 6.0 | 20 | 7 |
Frequency, episodes/yr | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
Abdominal pain | ++ | + | ++ | + | + |
Arthritis/arthralgia | + | + | ++ | ++ | ++ |
Rash | − | + | − | ++ | − |
Ocular manifestations† | − | + | − | − | − |
Treatment | CS, NSAID | CS, NSAID | CS, NSAID, anakinra | CS, NSAID | CS, NSAID |
↵† Periorbital edema in Patient 2. CS: corticosteroids on demand; NSAID: nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs.