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Using whole-exome sequencing, we were unable to find a causative pathogenic mutation but did find several mutations possibly related to the inflammatory processes in this patient. This and other cases highlight that the existing <jats:italic>Strasbourg criteria<\/jats:italic> are too strict to capture Schnitzler-like syndromes that may respond well and rapidly to IL1 inhibition. 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