A 56 year old woman with clinically significant p.Arg121Gln-/R92Q TNFRSF1A mutation

Results The patient was hospitalized 3 times with abdominal pain elevated CRP and fever. She was presumed to have recurrent abdominal infections and treated with antibiotics. The laboratory tests showed no increase on leukocytes counts but elevated CRP (to198mg/l), which normalized after a few days. CT-scans and 2 ultrasounds were performed, which showed signs of panniculitis of the abdominal fat, but no other pathology. Even a diagnostic laparoscopy was performed with no further results. The patient had a history of recurrent fever (39°C), arthralgia, myalgia, abdominal pain, diarrhoe, backpain, hyperkeratotic skin lesions and constantly elevated ESR and CRP. Interestingly, ANA and dsDNS antibodies had been showed to be elevated over many years. The patient was first diagnosed an overlap connective tissue disease/undifferentiated SpA. Later on, periodic fever syndrome was suspected and the genetic tests performed. The genetic analysis showed the presence of p. Arg121Gln-/R92Q mutation. When treated with methorexate and etanercept the patient showed improvement of most symptoms including arthralgia, back pain and skin disease. ANA and dsDNS antibodies turned negative but CRP and ESR remained elevated. The fever episodes were persisting so that etanercept was stopped and the treatment with IL-1 antagonist startet. Under the treatment with anakinra 100 mg every second day, we observed an improvement of fever and abdominal symptoms although no remission. The skin lesions, the arthralgia and back pain returned. Anakinra dosis was enhanced to daily applications of 100 mg with further improvement of the autoinflammatory symptoms. Back pain, arthralgia and skin lesions persist.