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