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periodic

[pe″re-od´ik]

repeated or recurring at intervals.

periodic fever a hereditary condition characterized by repetitive febrile episodes and systemic symptoms, occurring in precise or irregular cycles of days, weeks, or months. See also familial periodic fever.

per·i·od·ic fe·ver

an obsolete term introduced to describe the intermittent febrile episodes seen in disease later recognized and named familial Mediterranean fever.

periodic fever

1. A rise of temperature occurring repeatedly at intervals.

2. An AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE inherited condition causing recurrent attacks of fever. Also known as familial Mediterranean fever.

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International periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis, cervical adenitis syndrome cohort: description of distinct phenotypes in 301 patients.

Periodic Fever, Aphthous Stomatitis, Pharyngitis and Cervical Adenitis Syndrome: Current Literature Review with a Case Report/Periyodik Ates Aftoz Stomotit, Farenjit ve Servikal Adenit Sendromu: Bir Olgu Nedeniyle Guncel Literaturun Gozden Gecirilmesi

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Rigante et al., "Basic characteristics of adults with periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis, and adenopathy syndrome in comparison with the typical pediatric expression of disease," Mediators of Inflammation, vol.

An Underlooked Cause of Periodic Fever (PFAPA) in an Adult Patient with No Response to Tonsillectomy

Kilic, "Is colchicine more effective to prevent periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis and cervical adenitis episodes in Mediterranean fever gene variants?" Pediatrics International, vol.

Familial Mediterranean Gene (MEFV) Mutation in Parents of Children with Familial Mediterranean Fever: What Are the Exceptions?

Periodic Fever Syndromes are a group of diseases that cause serious recurrent fever and pathogenic inflammation through non-infectious activation of the immune system.

Switzerland : Novartis receives three new FDA approvals for the expanded use of Ilaris treating rare Periodic Fever Syndrome conditions

Clinical immunology review series: An approach to the patient with a periodic fever syndrome.

Early onset of periodic fever syndrome in a patient carrying both tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily 1A and Mediterranean fever mutations

The Breakthrough Designations were granted based on the Phase III trial ("Canakinumab Pivotal UmbreUa Study in Three Hereditary Periodic Fevers").

Novartis was granted three Breakthrough Therapy Designations by the FDA for Ilaris (canakinumab) to treat three rare types of Periodic Fever Syndromes, also known as Hereditary Periodic Fevers

[4] Kyvsgaard N, Mikkelsen T, Korsholm J, Veirum JE, Herlin T Periodic fever associated with aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis and cervical adenitis.

Procalcitonin and C-reactive protein-based decision tree model for distinguishing PFAPA flares from acute infections

Unlike a fever of unknown origin, recurrent and periodic fevers occur regularly in repeated cycles or intermittently over a period of time.

History key to determining what causes a fever

Autoinflammatory disorders: a new concept in hereditary periodic fever syndromes.

MEFV gene profile in Northwest of Iran, twelve common MEFV gene mutations analysis in 216 patients with Familial Mediterranean Fever

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Autoinflammatory diseases

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Relationship between genetic mutation variations and acute-phase reactants in the attack-free period of children diagnosed with familial Mediterranean fever