…could be a possibility. This includes an evaluation of the patient’s most common symptoms, blood tests (during flares of symptoms, and during times with no obvious symptoms), and genetic testing for these diseases. If the patient has a rash, a skin biopsy by a dermatologist should be done as well. For some conditions, a genetic test is not yet available, such as for PFAPA. However, it is ideal to rule out the known hereditary periodic fever syndr…
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