TRAPS in pathology: periodic syndrome associated with tumor necrosis factor receptor. Autosomal dominant disorder causing recurrent fever and migratory myalgias with painful overlying erythema on palpation. Autoinflammatory syndromes make up a group of diseases with recurrent episodes of fever, inflammation at specific sites in the body, absence of autoantibodies, and tendency to familial aggregation. Diagnosis is established by clinical and genetic studies. Some synonyms, words or similar expressions may be hereditary periodic fever syndromes, familial Mediterranean fever, hyperglobulinemia
