title: Autoinflammatory diseases (AID).
abstract: Most of the autoinflammatory diseases (AID) are orphan diseases with recurrent episodes of systemic inflammation. Fever and exanthema are leading features. Given the ongoing elucidation of pathogenic causes and hence therapeutic approaches, we provided a review of the current literature of AID.
authors.affiliation: Childrens Hospital, HELIOS Klinikum Krefeld, Krefeld, Germany.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dueckers
authors.affiliation: Department for Rheumatology, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Sander
authors.affiliation: Childrens Hospital, HELIOS Klinikum Krefeld, Krefeld, Germany.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Niehues
mesh_terms: D056704:Adaptive Immunity / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D002648:Child; D004252:DNA Mutational Analysis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D030342:Genetic Diseases, Inborn / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy; D005838:Genotype; D056660:Hereditary Autoinflammatory Diseases / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007113:Immunity, Innate / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D035583:Rare Diseases