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Immunol."],"abstract":"<jats:p>Neonatal multisystem onset inflammatory disorder (NOMID) is a severe autoinflammatory syndrome that can have an initial presentation as infantile urticaria. Thus, an immediate recognition of the clinical symptoms is essential for obtaining a genetic diagnosis and initiation of early therapies to prevent morbidity and mortality. Herein, we describe a neonate presenting with urticaria and systemic inflammation within hours after birth who developed arthropathy and neurologic findings. Pathologic evaluation of the skin revealed an infiltration of lymphocytes, eosinophils, and scattered neutrophils. Genetic analysis identified a novel heterozygous germline variant of unknown significance in the <jats:italic>NLRP3<\/jats:italic> gene, causing the missense mutation M408T. Variants of unknown significance are common in genetic sequencing studies and are diagnostically challenging. Functional studies of the M408T variant demonstrated enhanced formation and activity of the NLRP3 inflammasome, with increased cleavage of the inflammatory cytokine IL-1\u03b2. Upon initiation of IL-1 pathway blockade, the infant had a robust response and improvement in clinical and laboratory findings. Our experimental data support that this novel variant in <jats:italic>NLRP3<\/jats:italic> is causal for this infant\u2019s diagnosis of NOMID. Rapid assessment of infantile urticaria with biopsy and genetic diagnosis led to early recognition and targeted anti-cytokine therapy. This observation expands the NOMID-causing variants in <jats:italic>NLRP3<\/jats:italic> and underscores the role of genetic sequencing in rapidly identifying and treating autoinflammatory disease in infants. 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