PubMed · 16478034
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Peter Nalin. 2006. What causes a fever?. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16478034/
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Hyper-IgD and periodic fever syndrome (HIDS) is a hereditary autoinflammatory syndrome, characterized by recurrent inflammatory attacks. Treatment of HIDS is difficult. Recently, the IL-1ra analogue anakinra was reported to be successful in aborting the IgD inflammatory attacks in a vaccination model. We report a clinical case of spectacular reduction of febrile attacks in a severe HIDS patient.