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Pages 47-56 (January 2024)
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Vol. 20. Issue 1.
Pages 47-56 (January 2024)
Review Article
VEXAS syndrome: Clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and treatment
Síndrome de VEXAS: manifestaciones clínicas, diagnóstico y tratamiento
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Michelle Patricia Loeza-Uribea, Andrea Hinojosa-Azaolaa, Beatriz E. Sánchez-Hernándezb, José C. Crispína, Elia Apodaca-Chávezc, Marcela A. Ferradad,
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marcela.ferrada@nih.gov

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, Eduardo Martín-Naresa,
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eduardomartinnares@gmail.com

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a Departamento de Inmunología y Reumatología, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Tlalpan, Mexico City, Mexico
b Departamento de Patología, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Tlalpan, Mexico City, Mexico
c Departamento de Hematología y Oncología, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Tlalpan, Mexico City, Mexico
d National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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VEXAS (Vacuoles, E1 enzyme, X-linked, Autoinflammatory, Somatic) syndrome is an adult-onset autoinflammatory syndrome characterized by somatic mutations in the UBA1 gene and is considered the prototype of hematoinflammatory diseases. Patients with VEXAS syndrome exhibit inflammatory and hematological manifestations that can lead to clinical diagnoses such as relapsing polychondritis, polyarteritis nodosa, Sweet syndrome, and myelodysplastic syndrome. Diagnosis requires bone marrow evaluation to identify cytoplasmic vacuoles in myeloid and erythroid precursors. However, genetic confirmation of mutations in UBA1 is necessary. Treatment is challenging and often involves glucocorticoids and immunosuppressants with variable responses. Hypomethylating agents and allogenic haemopoietic stem cell transplant are considered promising therapies. Prognosis is influenced by genetic and clinical factors. The aim of this review is to provide an overview of the pathogenesis, clinical presentation, treatment, and prognosis of VEXAS syndrome for the Latin American medical community.

Keywords:
VEXAS syndrome
Autoinflammatory syndrome
Vasculitis
Relapsing polychondritis
Sweet syndrome
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El síndrome de VEXAS (Vacuolas, enzima E1, ligado al X, Autoinflamatorio, Somático) es un síndrome autoinflamatorio de inicio en la edad adulta, caracterizada por mutaciones somáticas en el gen UBA1, y se considera el prototipo de enfermedad hematoinflamatoria. Los pacientes con síndrome de VEXAS exhiben manifestaciones inflamatorias y hematológicas que pueden conducir a diagnósticos clínicos como policondritis recidivante, poliarteritis nodosa, síndrome de Sweet y síndrome mielodisplásico. El diagnóstico requiere la evaluación de la médula ósea en búsqueda de vacuolas citoplásmicas en precursores mieloides y eritroides. Sin embargo, la confirmación genética de las mutaciones en UBA1 es necesaria. El tratamiento es un desafío y a menudo incluye glucocorticoides e inmunosupresores con respuestas variables. Las terapias hipometilantes y el trasplante alogénico de células progenitoras hematopoyéticas se consideran terapias prometedoras. El pronóstico es influido por factores genéticos y clínicos. El objetivo de esta revisión es proporcionar una visión general sobre la patogénesis, presentación clínica, tratamiento y pronóstico del síndrome de VEXAS para la comunidad médica Latinoamericana.

Palabras clave:
Síndrome de VEXAS
Síndrome autoinflamatorio
Vasculitis
Policondritis recidivante
Síndrome de sweet

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