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. 2017 Feb 14;12:33. doi: 10.1186/s13023-017-0589-1

Table 1.

Characteristics of the patients with CAPS

n = 24 %
Female sex 14 58
Familial history of CAPS 22 92
Genotype R260W 12 50
A439V 4 17
T348M 4 17
Other mutations 4 17
Age at onset (years) 0 [0–14]
Age at diagnosis (years) 20 [0–53]
Mean follow-up duration (years) 10,4 ± 1,94
Fever 22 92
Skin involvement 24 100
Urticarial rash 23 96
Maculopapular rash 17 71
Myalgia 15 62
Arthralgia 21 87
Conjunctivitis 20 83
Neurological signs 17 71
Headaches 15 62
Migrainous headaches 4 27
Chronic daily headaches 8 54
Hearing loss 10 59
Optic nerve atrophy 2 8
Mental retardation 1 0,04
Learning difficulties 14 58
Abnormal brain MRI (n = 23) 2 0,09
CSF assays (n = 5) Aseptic meningitis 2 40
Elevated opening pressure 1 20