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
Updated 04/19/22 If you or your child keeps getting fevers, there could be several causes. These can include periodic fever syndromes, recurrent infection, immunodeficiency syndromes, mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS), or autoimmune diseases. The periodic fever syndromes, also known as … Continue reading
These syndromes can be very confusing for family, friends, coworkers, teachers, and others to comprehend. This is understandable because some affected patients with certain periodic fever syndromes (autoinflammatory diseases) may have periods of near-perfect health between flares, may not have … Continue reading