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“It’s Just a Fever,” and Other Myths & Misconceptions About Periodic Fever Syndromes

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…fade away within a couple of hours after taking prednisone. Some with both HIDS and PFAPA will need another dose the next day. In some with HIDS and some with PFAPA, prednisone will bring the flares closer together. Click here for prednisone use in PFAPA and for HIDS. Response to prednisone by itself is not diagnostic to PFAPA, but can be helpful in narrowing down which autoinflammatory disease to consider for diagnosis. If the fever and symptoms…

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List of General Autoinflammatory/Periodic Fever Syndrome Studies and References

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…linic. Good diagrams of the biological pathways of TRAPS, Blau, CAPS, FMF, HIDS, and PAPA. Differences between TRAPS and FMF or HIDS are discussed. Autoinflammatory syndromes: diagnosis and management – a good synopsis of FMF, HIDS, TRAPS, CAPS, Blau Syndrome, PAPA Syndrome, PFAPA, and Majeed’s Syndrome. Gives information on differences in the diseases and best treatments as of 2010. The autoinflammatory diseases – Published in 2012, this also cov…

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Periodic Fever, Aphthous Stomatitis, Pharyngitis, & Cervical Adenitis Syndrome (PFAPA Syndrome) Research and Information

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…had negative genetic testing profiles (Gattorno et al., 2009).” PFAPA vs. HIDS – Without genetic testing it can be very difficult in some patients to differentiate between HIDS and PFAPA. This comprehensive chart compares the typical presentation of PFAPA to the typical presentation of HIDS. Tonsillectomy efficacy is comparable to the standard medical treatment in PFAPA syndrome NIH researchers identify cause and new treatment for common recurren…

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