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Affected individuals typically present recurrent fever, hepatosplenomegaly, lymphadenopathy, vomiting, diarrhea, and neurological damage symptoms. This case emphasizes that in patients presenting with recurrent fever accompanied by vomiting, diarrhea, hepatosplenomegaly, and lymphadenopathy, clinicians should pay close attention to differentiating MA from infectious diseases and autoinflammatory disorders to avoid misdiagnosis or underdiagnosis.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      We report one of the youngest neonates with early-onset MA diagnosed promptly, caused by the novel homozygous\n                      <jats:italic>MVK<\/jats:italic>\n                      variant, c.928G&amp;gt;A (p.Val310Met), and expand the genotypic and clinical phenotypic spectrum of\n                      <jats:italic>MVK<\/jats:italic>\n                      variants related with MA.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  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