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Article Synopsis
- PFAPA is an autoinflammatory disease characterized by recurrent fever, pharyngitis, oral ulcers, and swollen lymph nodes, with unclear causes likely involving genetic and environmental factors.* -
- The condition typically begins in childhood but can also appear in adults, with increased inflammatory cytokines like interleukin-1 (IL-1) playing a role in its pathology.* -
- Selective IgA deficiency (SIgAD) is a common immune disorder that may increase the risk of infections and autoinflammatory diseases, and this text presents a case of adult-onset PFAPA in someone with SIgAD.*