title: A Case of Hyper IgD and Periodic Fever Syndrome in Japan.
abstract: We report a four-year-old Japanese girl with hyper IgD and periodic fever syndrome. There is a first report of hyper IgD syndrome (HIDS) of which the genomic study was done in Japan. In this report a girl complained of periodic fever and abdominal symptoms accompanied with high levels of mevalonic acid in urine and serum. She has been well controlled by non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for 3 years.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Tokyo Medical University.
authors.forename: Hisashi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kawashima
authors.forename: Akiyoshi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hoshi
authors.forename: Hiroaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ioi
authors.forename: Chiako
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ishii
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Yasuyo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kashiwagi
authors.forename: Kouji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takekuma
authors.forename: Akinori
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hoshika
keywords: IgD; PFAPA; mevalonate kinase; periodic fever