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What is CANDLE syndrome?
short by Saurav Joshi / on Wednesday, 29 October, 2025
CANDLE syndrome (Chronic Atypical Neutrophilic Dermatosis with Lipodystrophy and Elevated temperature) is a rare, genetic autoinflammatory disease. It is caused by abnormal functioning of the multicatalytic system proteasome–immunoproteasome. It often starts during a child's first year of life, and affected kids may have enlarged livers and high levels of liver enzymes.
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