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2020 May 25


Semin Arthritis Rheum


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Efficacy and safety of canakinumab treatment in schnitzler syndrome: A systematic literature review.

Authors

Betrains A, Staels F, Vanderschueren S
Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2020 May 25; 50(4):636-642.
PMID: 32502728.

Abstract

Schnitzler syndrome is a rare autoinflammatory disorder characterized by chronic urticarial rash and a monoclonal gammopathy, accompanied by intermittent fever, bone pain, and arthralgia or arthritis. Canakinumab is a fully human monoclonal anti-interleukin-1β (IL-1β) antibody proven to be effective in IL-1 driven autoinflammatory disorders.