Schnitzler syndrome

noun

A rare disease characterised by chronic hives and periodic fever, bone and joint pain (sometimes with joint inflammation), weight loss, malaise, fatigue, swollen lymph glands and enlarged spleen and liver.

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Meanings

nounSchnitzler syndrome (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA rare disease characterised by chronic hives and periodic fever, bone and joint pain (sometimes with joint inflammation), weight loss, malaise, fatigue, swollen lymph glands and enlarged spleen and liver.

Origin

Named after the French dermatologist L. Schnitzler, who first described it in 1972.

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Schnitzler syndrome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Schnitzler%20syndrome

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