Research Article

Unified Modeling of Familial Mediterranean Fever and Cryopyrin Associated Periodic Syndromes

Table 1

CAPS types and their symptoms.

Disease Major symptoms Severity

FCAS Cold-induced urticarial rash and arthralgia
Fever after exposure to cold
The mildest

MWS Shared symptoms with FCAS and NOMID
Inflammation is seen without provocation
Cold, stress, and exercise also trigger the inflammation
Intermediate

NOMID Neonatal-onset high fever, persistent rash, aseptic meningitis, mental retardation, sensory deafness, papilledema, arthritis with bone overgrowth, and secondary amyloidosis The most severe