Category Archives: Living with an Autoinflammatory Disease
Periodic Fever Syndromes in Adults
Updated 6/11/21 Autoinflammatory diseases, also commonly known as periodic fever syndromes, are systemic inflammatory diseases caused by malfunctions of the innate immune system. Most autoinflammatory diseases are genetic chronic lifelong diseases that typically have the first symptoms start in childhood. … Continue reading
Winter Tips for Those Whose Autoinflammatory Disease Symptoms are Triggered By the Cold
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There are several Autoinflammatory/periodic fever syndromes that have flares triggered by cold or cooling temperatures. These syndromes include cryopyrin-associated periodic syndromes (CAPS), such as familial cold autoinflammatory syndrome (FCAS) and Muckle-Wells syndrome (MWS), NLRP12/FCAS2, PLCG2-associated antibody deficiency & immune dysregulation … Continue reading