PFAPA

Hailey's mystery fever is back. I've been doing more research on these fevers of unknown origin and came up with Periodic Fever, Aphthous stomatitis, Pharyngitis, Adenitis (PFAPA) or Marshall's Syndrome. She's not a textbook case because her episodes occur at intervals greater than 4-6 weeks, but she does exhibit the high fevers with no other symptoms. Of course, no one knows what causes PFAPA. There are a few treatments that have shown promise, but they aren't really worth it for us. Typically kids just grow out of the fevers. It can take years, but at least it's not something more serious. Also, I have no idea if this self diagnosis is correct, but I'll be talking to Hailey's pediatrician about it asap.