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  2. Periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis and adenitis

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    The key symptoms of PFAPA are those in its name: periodic high fever at intervals of about 3–5 weeks, as well as aphthous ulcers, pharyngitis and/or adenitis. In between episodes, and even during the episodes, the children appear healthy. At least 6 months of episodes. Diagnosis requires recurrent negative throat cultures and that other ...

  3. Benzodiazepine withdrawal syndrome - Wikipedia

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    A study testing neuropsychological factors found psychophysiological markers differing from normals, and concluded that protracted withdrawal syndrome was a genuine iatrogenic condition caused by the long-term use. [126] The causes of persisting symptoms are a combination of pharmacological factors such as persisting drug induced receptor ...

  4. Alcohol withdrawal syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Alcohol withdrawal syndrome ( AWS) is a set of symptoms that can occur following a reduction in alcohol use after a period of excessive use. [ 1] Symptoms typically include anxiety, shakiness, sweating, vomiting, fast heart rate, and a mild fever. [ 1] More severe symptoms may include seizures, and delirium tremens (DTs); which can be fatal in ...

  5. Xerostomia - Wikipedia

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    Xerostomia, also known as dry mouth, is a subjective complaint of dryness in the mouth, which may be associated with a change in the composition of saliva, or reduced salivary flow, or have no identifiable cause. [ 1] This symptom is very common and is often seen as a side effect of many types of medication.

  6. Streptococcal pharyngitis - Wikipedia

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    Streptococcal pharyngitis, also known as streptococcal sore throat ( strep throat ), is pharyngitis (an infection of the pharynx, the back of the throat) caused by Streptococcus pyogenes, a gram-positive, group A streptococcus. [ 10][ 11] Common symptoms include fever, sore throat, red tonsils, and enlarged lymph nodes in the front of the neck.

  7. What is Teflon Flu? Learn about the illness linked to ... - AOL

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    Symptoms of Teflon Flu. According to the Poison Center, people can feel the following symptoms after inhaling fumes from PTFE-coated products: headache. fever or elevated temperature. shivering or ...

  8. Metal fume fever - Wikipedia

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    Metal fume fever, also known as brass founders' ague, brass shakes, [1] zinc shakes, galvie flu, galvo poisoning, metal dust fever, welding shivers, or Monday morning fever, [2] is an illness primarily caused by exposure to chemicals such as zinc oxide (ZnO), aluminium oxide (Al 2 O 3), or magnesium oxide (MgO) which are produced as byproducts in the fumes that result when certain metals are ...

  9. Major retailers are backtracking on self-checkout - AOL

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    After years of investing in self-checkouts, Five Below, Dollar General and others are refocusing on human cashiers, citing long-running concerns about lost inventory.