Be a Rare Disease Day & Autoinflammatory Disease Advocate!

…upports those living with a rare disease. Coloring Pages Use some of these free, downloadable coloring pages (scroll down this page to find some) for any of your Rare Disease Day activities. You could even host a coloring contest at your school. This page has the current theme in it, and would work well for using in your photos for “Handprints Across America” RDDColoringPage4 Genetics Lessons Most rare diseases, including most of the autoinflammat…

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Periodic Fever Syndromes in Adults

…dic Syndromes Pediatric Rheumatology: ANTI IL-1 therapies and pregnancy outcome BMJ.com: A patient’s wish: anakinra in pregnancy PubMed.gov: Adult-onsetl Still’s disease and pregnancy: about ten cases and review of the literature PubMed.gov: Behcet disease and pregnancy PubMed.gov: Retrospective evaluation of pregnancy outcomes in women with familial Mediterranean fever Amyloidosis.org: Colchicine in Pregnancy PubMed.gov: Muckle-Wells syndrome and

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Common Questions About Periodic Fever Syndromes and Other Autoinflammatory Diseases

…toms, and the symptoms mimic infectious diseases. Here are some answers to common questions so you can better understand how someone you know is affected by their autoinflammatory disease. Are any of the symptoms, such as fever, rash, or vomiting contagious? No, these diseases and the symptoms are not in any way contagious. The symptoms, such as fever, rash, and/or joint pain, are a result of genetic mutations that cause an innate malfunction in t…

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