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Recurrent fevers
Author(s) -
Isaacs David,
Kesson Alison,
LesterSmith David,
Chaitow Jeffrey
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.631
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1440-1754
pISSN - 1034-4810
DOI - 10.1111/jpc.12042
Subject(s) - medicine , headaches , familial mediterranean fever , girl , pediatrics , dermatology , surgery , disease , psychology , developmental psychology
Abstract An 11‐year‐old girl had four episodes of fever in a year, lasting 7–10 days and associated with headache and neck stiffness. She had a long history of recurrent urticaria, usually preceding the fevers. There was also a history of vague pains in her knees and in the small joints of her hands. Her serum C ‐reactive protein was moderately raised at 41 g/L (normal <8). Her rheumatologist felt the association of recurrent fevers that lasted 7 or more days with headaches, arthralgia and recurrent urticaria suggested one of the periodic fever syndromes. Genetic testing confirmed she had a gene mutation consistent with one of tumour necrosis factor receptor‐associated periodic syndrome.