La Revue du praticien
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Recurrent fevers in children are common, mainly due to viral (particularly in day care centers), or to bacterial (urinary tract upper and lower respiratory) infections. The diagnosis of recurrent hereditary fever is now possible on the basis of clinical features, biochemical and genetic tests. Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) remains the most frequent disorder of this group, which includes now three other entities: TNF receptor associated periodic syndrome (TRAPS), the hyperIgD syndrome(HIDS) and the Muckle-Wells syndrome.