PAPA Syndrome WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on PAPA Syndrome
PAPA syndrome is a genetic disorder that consists of pyogenic arthritis, pyoderma gangrenosum, and acne. Children have a 50% chance of inheriting PAPA syndrome from an affected parent. The disorder begins with arthritis at an early age. The changes to the skin usually occur during puberty.1
Fast Facts:
- A mutation of genes on chromosome 15q is the cause of PAPA syndrome.2
- The acne associated with PAPA syndrome usually causes scarring.2
- PAPA syndrome is also referred to as familial recurrent arthritis.3
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Research Notes References
- ↑ New Zealand Dermatological Society: PAPA Syndrome
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Merck Manuals: Hereditary Periodic Fever Syndromes: PAPA Syndrome
- ↑ GeneDx: Pyogenic Sterile Arthritis, Pyoderma Gangrenosum, and Acne (PAPA) Syndrome
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- Contributor: Misty Staker
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Nov. 10, 2009
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Meet our contributors and reviewers
- Contributor: Misty Staker
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Pyogenic Arthritis, Pyoderma Gangrenosum and Acne, Pyoderma gangrenosum and acne, Pyogenic Arthritis, Familial Recurrent Arthritis
- Last update: Nov. 10, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
