Overview of Hereditary Periodic Fever Syndromes
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- Hereditary Periodic Fever Syndromes
- Overview of Hereditary Periodic Fever Syndromes
- Familial Mediterranean Fever
- Hereditary Cryopyrin-Associated Periodic Syndromes (Cryopyrinopathies)
- Hyper-IgD Syndrome
- PAPA Syndrome
- PFAPA Syndrome
- TNF Receptor–Associated Periodic Syndrome (TRAPS)
Hereditary periodic fever syndromes are hereditary disorders characterized by recurrent fever and other symptoms that are not explained by other causes.
Most patients develop symptoms during childhood; < 10% develop symptoms after age 18. Disorders best characterized are
Other disorders include
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The hereditary cryopyrin-associated periodic syndromes (cryopyrinopathies): Familial cold autoinflammatory syndrome, Muckle-Wells syndrome, and neonatal-onset multisystem inflammatory disease (NOMID)
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PAPA (pyogenic arthritis, pyoderma gangrenosum, and acne) syndrome
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PFAPA (periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis, and cervical adenitis) syndrome, which may not be hereditary
- Hereditary Periodic Fever Syndromes
- Overview of Hereditary Periodic Fever Syndromes
- Familial Mediterranean Fever
- Hereditary Cryopyrin-Associated Periodic Syndromes (Cryopyrinopathies)
- Hyper-IgD Syndrome
- PAPA Syndrome
- PFAPA Syndrome
- TNF Receptor–Associated Periodic Syndrome (TRAPS)
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