Periodic Fever Syndromes

Objectives After completing this article, readers should be able to: 1. Describe the differences between the periodic fever (or autoinflammatory syndromes) and autoimmune disorders. 2. Summarize the ethnic predilection and genetic basis for the most common periodic fever syndromes. 3. Recognize the salient clinical features of the most common periodic fever syndromes 4. List the current therapeutic choices for the management of the most common periodic fever syndromes.