Guest guest Posted July 31, 2004 Report Share Posted July 31, 2004 Randi, I read a bit about it in the articles posted on the homepage. This might help out. I'm not really sure I could answer your question properly but maybe someone else could. Mother of Dillon, 22 mo. Denton, Texas Where does come from? I know this may sound like a silly question to some of you, but my ped doesn't have a really good answer for me - does anyone know what causes a child to have ? Is it genetic, or is it like an infection caused by a virus? Thanx Randi, mother of Sophia, 15 months St. Louis, MO _________________________________________________________________ Overwhelmed by debt? Find out how to ‘Dig Yourself Out of Debt’ from MSN Money. http://special.msn.com/money/0407debt.armx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2004 Report Share Posted July 31, 2004 Randi, I read a bit about it in the articles posted on the homepage. This might help out. I'm not really sure I could answer your question properly but maybe someone else could. Mother of Dillon, 22 mo. Denton, Texas Where does come from? I know this may sound like a silly question to some of you, but my ped doesn't have a really good answer for me - does anyone know what causes a child to have ? Is it genetic, or is it like an infection caused by a virus? Thanx Randi, mother of Sophia, 15 months St. Louis, MO _________________________________________________________________ Overwhelmed by debt? Find out how to ‘Dig Yourself Out of Debt’ from MSN Money. http://special.msn.com/money/0407debt.armx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2004 Report Share Posted July 31, 2004 has an unknown etiology. Simply means they have NO idea! The other fever disorders have genetic mutations which cause the fevers... but with there has NEVER been two children or two blood relatives within a family diagnosed.... and NO mutation has been found. There are theories... such as over-active immune system.... defect in cytokine function etc... but NO found etiology at this point. We know something triggers our kids fevers... and there has to be a reason they are cyclic... but as to date... (the disorder was named in 1987 but documented periodic fevers seen from the 1800's)..... there is no known reason. This is why it is good that NIH is now including children with possible, probable and diagnosed in their Periodic research! There is NO infection going on in kids.... and there is NO genetic link in ... Check out our file section and the links... and familiarize yourself with the various fever disorders.... we have had a few children mis-diagnosed with and later tested for the genetic mutations... later diagnosed with actual mutations... God Bless.... and welcome Fran Fran A Bulone Mom to ph 5 yrs old Waxhaw, NC Owner & Moderator Group Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2004 Report Share Posted July 31, 2004 has an unknown etiology. Simply means they have NO idea! The other fever disorders have genetic mutations which cause the fevers... but with there has NEVER been two children or two blood relatives within a family diagnosed.... and NO mutation has been found. There are theories... such as over-active immune system.... defect in cytokine function etc... but NO found etiology at this point. We know something triggers our kids fevers... and there has to be a reason they are cyclic... but as to date... (the disorder was named in 1987 but documented periodic fevers seen from the 1800's)..... there is no known reason. This is why it is good that NIH is now including children with possible, probable and diagnosed in their Periodic research! There is NO infection going on in kids.... and there is NO genetic link in ... Check out our file section and the links... and familiarize yourself with the various fever disorders.... we have had a few children mis-diagnosed with and later tested for the genetic mutations... later diagnosed with actual mutations... God Bless.... and welcome Fran Fran A Bulone Mom to ph 5 yrs old Waxhaw, NC Owner & Moderator Group Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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