Jonathan S. Hausmann, MD · Pediatric & adult rheumatology
Understanding autoinflammatory diseases
Recurring fevers, rashes, pain—and sometimes more questions than answers. Find clear explanations and practical resources for patients, families and the clinicians who care for them.
Where would you like to begin?
I’m looking for answers
Start with recurring fevers in children, or explore the adult guide.
I want to understand a diagnosis
Find a condition and learn which questions to ask.
I need help with daily life
School, work, fatigue, family support and growing independence.
Find a condition
Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF)
Episodes, diagnosis, colchicine and follow-up.
PFAPA
Recurring fever with mouth ulcers, sore throat and swollen neck glands.
TRAPS
Understanding a variable inherited inflammatory condition.
Cryopyrin-associated periodic syndromes (CAPS)
FCAS, Muckle–Wells and NOMID/CINCA.
Mevalonate kinase deficiency (MKD / HIDS)
What the names mean and how care is planned.
Adult-onset disease
Still’s disease, VEXAS and evaluation in adulthood.
Make the next step easier
Prepare for your visit
A simple checklist for symptoms, records and questions.
Keep a fever and symptom diary
How to use AIDAI, what it measures and its limits.
Understand monitoring
Why symptoms and follow-up tests both matter.
A physician’s perspective, in plain language
I’m Jonathan Hausmann, a pediatric and adult rheumatologist. My interest in autoinflammatory diseases grew through research and caring for people looking for answers to unexplained inflammation.
This site brings together explanations, stories and resources to help you understand the science and prepare for conversations with your own care team.
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Explore a little further
Autoinflammatory or autoimmune?
Understand the terms and where they overlap.
What do genetic results mean?
Inherited changes, uncertainty and negative results.
Find support
Patient organizations, family resources and reliable information.
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