rare deseases

PFAPA syndrome is a rare genetic disease that develops in infancy up to five years of age. In this syndrome the child develops monthly symptoms such as fever, aphthous stomatitis or pharyngitis and adenitis. This disease is benign and the children who suffer from it go through periods of fevers that last from three to five days with intervals of 28 days

In hyperaldosteronism are produced exaggerated amounts of aldosterone, a hormone produced by the adrenal glands. This excessive production results in an insufficient amount of potassium leading to an increase in blood pressure. Most of the time this disease is of primary cause and occurs more frequently in women between 30 and 50 years of age

Munchausen syndrome is a psychiatric disease, where the patient causes or simulates symptoms of illness. Individuals with Munchausen syndrome repeatedly invent diseases and often go from hospital to hospital for treatment and in addition to simulating diseases, are also knowledgeable about medical practices, able to manipulate their care to be hospitalized and undergo treatments and until major surgeries