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Periodic Fever
Differential Diagnosis Links:

Ultimately only a physician can make these distinctions.
However, the most accurate diagnosis and effective treatment requires that patients and caregivers
be well-informed and assertive advocates.

If you don't know, ask.
If you don't understand, ask again.
Any provider who resents your questions should not be your provider.
And: Get a second opinion!

Index this page
See also the FMFcommunity RESOURCES page
FAMILIAL
MEDITERRANEAN FEVER

Muckle-Wells
Syndrome

Still's
Disease

GENETICS
General definitions and understanding

Periodic Fever, Aphthous stomatitis, Pharyngitis,
and cervical Adenitis
Resources for Kids
Behçet's Syndrome
FCU
CINCA
Melungeon?

NOMID

POLYARTERITIS NODOSA


Caveat emptor: These links are provided for general information. FMFcommunity.org, its creator and subscribers cannot vouch for the information contained therein.
There is no substitute for first-hand, well-informed medical advice and your own assertive self-advocacy.


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FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER:
MELUNGEON?
Its a new word to me, also. Read about the The Melungeon Health Education and Support Network including information about FMF and Behcet's Disease at:
http://www.melungeonhealth.org/

FMF glossary and vocabulary:
http://www.ornl.gov/TechResources/Human_Genome/publicat/primer2001/glossary.html#germlinegeneticmutation

FMF basics and history:
http://www.geocities.com/lifewithfmf/

re: Discovery of (one of the) FMF genes:
http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/short/337/21/1548

Objective description, diagnosis and treatment
http://www.geneclinics.org/profiles/fmf

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Resources for Kids


Helping children and teens with chronic illness:
http://www.kumc.edu/gec/support/young.html




(See also the information on PFAPA, a periodic fever syndrome seen in kids)

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Muckle-Wells Syndrome
Go to the FMFcommunity page on Muckle-wells Syndrome


Here's a scientific introduction:
http://orphanet.infobiogen.fr/data/patho/GB/uk-MWS.html

Muckle-Wells syndrome Information Page:
http://www.diseasesdatabase.com/sieve/item1.asp?glngUserChoice=30159

D I S E A S E: Muckle-Wells syndrome:
http://www.orpha.net/consor/cgi-bin/OC_Exp.php?Lng=GB&Expert=575



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Periodic Fever, Aphthous stomatitis, Pharyngitis,
and cervical Adenitis (PFAPA)

Go to the FMFcommunity page on PFAPA

Yahoo! sponsors a CHAT on PFAPA at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Pfapa/

See this 2002 professional article on PFAPA:
http://www.fetalneonatal.com/cgi/content/full/archdischild%3b86/6/434




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Behçet's Syndrome
Go to the FMFcommunity Behcet's page

Visit the Behcet's Syndrome Society links page:
http://www.behcets.org.uk/

Here's a physician's definition:
http://www.medstudents.com.br/reumat/reumat3.htm

This page offers many books and resources for persons living with Behcet's:
http://www.behcetsdisease.com/books.htm





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Still's Disease
Visit the FMFcommunity Still's Disease FAQ page

For more info on Still's Disease, try:
http://www.arthritisinsight.com/medical/disease/stills.html

Visit the International Still's Disease Foundation (ISDF) at:
http://members.tripod.com/stillsfoundation/

Visit the ISDF's Still's Disease links page to learn much more at:
http://members.tripod.com/stillsfoundation/links.htm


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Hyper-IgD  (Hyperimmunoglobulinemia D )
and periodic fever syndrome
(HIDS)

Go to the FMFcommunity HIDS page now

Visit HIDS.net at:
http://www.hids.net/

and see the HIDS.net What is HIDS page at:
http://www.hids.net/patient/whatishids.html

For more scientific descriptions and links, go to:
http://www.diseasesdatabase.com/sieve/item1.asp?glngUserChoice=30161
or
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Omim/dispmim?260920



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These pages offer excellent (if scientific) means of distinguishing among
the several autoimmune hereditary fevers:

http://padeh.net/student/Hereditary_autoimmune_fevers.htm 

http://fmf.igh.cnrs.fr/infevers/page1.html


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CINCA and NOMID
Go to the FMFcommunity page on this disease

NEW!! 02.2006:

http://www.nomidalliance.net "A website and new foundation for families, patients and friends with NOMID/CINCA, Muckle Wells and Familial Cold Autoinflammatory (aka Familial Cold Uticaria) Syndrome. 


One CINCA/NOMID website:
http://pw1.netcom.com/~jkbarton/nomid/Html/nomid_home_page.htm

Yahoo sponsors a discussion board at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nomidsyndrome/
Send messages to: nomidsyndrome@yahoogroups.com

Learn about an NIH study (Protocol Number: 03-AR-0173) of NOMID at:
http://clinicalstudies.info.nih.gov/cgi/detail.cgi?A_2003-AR-0173.html



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