Muckle-Wells syndrome


Muck·le-Wells syn·drome

(muk'ĕl welz), [MIM*191900] a syndrome characterized by amyloidosis, notably involving the kidneys, progressive sensorineural hearing loss, and periods of febrile urticaria associated with pain in joints and muscles of the extremities; autosomal dominant inheritance.

Muckle,

Thomas James, 20th century Canadian pediatrician. Muckle-Wells syndrome - a syndrome characterized by familial amyloidosis.

Wells,

Michael Vernon, 20th century English physician. Muckle-Wells syndrome - see under Muckle