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EEEE it's August; Autoinflammatory Disease Awareness Month !

Autoinflammatory diseases are rare diseases that occur when the part of the immune system that acts as a first responded to infection-- the innate immune system-- gets improperly activated. Autoinflammatory diseases are characterized by recurrent fevers, rashes, arthralgia/arthritis (joint pain/inflammation), eye inflammation, and other symptoms.

The most common Autoinflammatory disease is FMF, or Familial Mediterranean Fever, characterized by recurrent episodes of fever with serositis (inflammation of serous membranes-- membranes that line certain parts of the body) which can cause abdominal and chest pain (peritonitis and pleurisy, respectively). Other symptoms include arthralgia/arthritis, a rash (especially below the knees), and muscle pain. Left untreated, FMF can cause AA Amyloidosis, the deposition of a protein called serum amyloid A (SAA) in organs. Usually, AA Amyloidosis caused by FMF affects the kidneys. FMF is a genetic disease; it is caused by mutations ont he MEFV gene.

I have vCAPS- variant Cryopyrin Associated Periodic Syndrome. CAPS, or Cryopyrin Associated Periodic Syndrome, is usually divided into three types: Familial Cold Autoinflammatory Syndrome (FCAS), Muckle-Wells Syndrome (MWS), and NOMID (Neonatal-onset Multisystem Inflammatory Disease). People who have CAPS, but don't fit into the three types of CAPS can be classified as variants. CAPS is caused by mutations on the NLRP3 gene.

You can donate to the Autoinflammatory Alliance at autoinflammatory.org/support.p…
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Description

EEEE it's August; Autoinflammatory Disease Awareness Month !

Autoinflammatory diseases are rare diseases that occur when the part of the immune system that acts as a first responded to infection-- the innate immune system-- gets improperly activated. Autoinflammatory diseases are characterized by recurrent fevers, rashes, arthralgia/arthritis (joint pain/inflammation), eye inflammation, and other symptoms.

The most common Autoinflammatory disease is FMF, or Familial Mediterranean Fever, characterized by recurrent episodes of fever with serositis (inflammation of serous membranes-- membranes that line certain parts of the body) which can cause abdominal and chest pain (peritonitis and pleurisy, respectively). Other symptoms include arthralgia/arthritis, a rash (especially below the knees), and muscle pain. Left untreated, FMF can cause AA Amyloidosis, the deposition of a protein called serum amyloid A (SAA) in organs. Usually, AA Amyloidosis caused by FMF affects the kidneys. FMF is a genetic disease; it is caused by mutations ont he MEFV gene.

I have vCAPS- variant Cryopyrin Associated Periodic Syndrome. CAPS, or Cryopyrin Associated Periodic Syndrome, is usually divided into three types: Familial Cold Autoinflammatory Syndrome (FCAS), Muckle-Wells Syndrome (MWS), and NOMID (Neonatal-onset Multisystem Inflammatory Disease). People who have CAPS, but don't fit into the three types of CAPS can be classified as variants. CAPS is caused by mutations on the NLRP3 gene.

You can donate to the Autoinflammatory Alliance at autoinflammatory.org/support.p…
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