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Generated 12 Oct 2026
Rheumatology · Rheumatology / Autoinflammatory disease PAPA syndrome
Also known as: Pyogenic arthritis, pyoderma gangrenosum and acne
Sterile pyogenic arthritis with skin disease.
- Medical specialty
- Rheumatology
- Subspecialty
- Rheumatology / Autoinflammatory disease
- Sex & age distribution
- Male: affected; Female: affected; Children: yes
- Gene(s) involved
- PSTPIP1
Etiology & mechanism
PSTPIP1 variants.
Gene(s) involved (1)
PSTPIP1
Symptoms & signs (4)
cystic acneerosive joint damagepyoderma gangrenosumsterile arthritis