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PFAPA vs. HIDS
Updated 2/15/2022 HIDS (hyper-IgD syndrome, a mevalonate kinase deficiency) and PFAPA (periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis, and cervical adenitis) are both periodic fever syndromes that generally start in childhood and have very similar symptoms. It can be difficult to distinguish … Continue reading