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Periodic fever: Periodic fever is an episodic occurence of elevated body temperature. See detailed information below for a list of 5 causes of Periodic fever, Symptom Checker, including diseases and drug side effect causes.
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The following medical conditions are some of the possible
causes of Periodic fever.
There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor
about your symptoms.
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Periodic fever is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Periodic fever, or a subtype of Periodic fever,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
- (Source - National Institute of Health)
The list below shows some of the causes of Periodic fever mentioned in various sources:
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This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Periodic fever. Of the 5 causes of Periodic fever that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
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The following list of conditions have 'Periodic fever' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.
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