Autoinflammatory diseases are a newly described set of illnesses that cause systemic inflammation due to problems in the innate immune system. The innate immune system includes several types of white blood cells, such as neutrophils, macrophages, and natural killer cells.
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This month, an interesting article about PFAPA appeared in the journal Rheumatology. PFAPA (periodic fevers, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis, and adenitis) is an autoinflammatory disease that affects children. It is manifested by episodes of fevers lasting a few days, in addition to the features that make up the name of the disease. Unlike other autoinflammatory diseases, episodes
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When I meet someone for the first time and tell them that I’m a rheumatologist, I usually get blank stares, as if I had spoken to them in a foreign language.
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On this significant occasion of Rare Disease Day, we turn our attention to autoinflammatory diseases, a group of rare and often misunderstood medical conditions. Autoinflammatory diseases are a subset of rare diseases that involve the malfunctioning of the innate immune system, leading to chronic inflammation throughout the body. They are characterized by recurrent episodes of
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This week, I was called to evaluate a young man with several aneurysms (ballooning of his blood vessels) and a dilated (widened) aorta.
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Autoinflammatory diseases are a relatively new category of illnesses caused by disorders of one arm of the immune system. Many of these diseases are characterized by recurrent fevers,
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When I arrived home after attending my first American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting, my wife asked me what I learned.
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Fever is a cardinal feature of autoinflammatory diseases and complicates the course for other rheumatic illnesses.
This blog is a personal blog written and edited by me. The opinions expressed in this blog are my own and do not represent those of the institutions I work for. Information provided here is for medical education only. It is not intended as and does not substitute for medical advice.
Jonathan S. Hausmann, MD