Term Name:	autoinflammatory disease
Synonyms:
Definition:	A primary immunodeficiency disease that is characterized by the activation of innate immune cells without an infection or injury being present, thus kickstarting the release of cytokines and other immune responses, causing fever and inflammation.
Ontology:	Human Disease [DOID:0051000] ( DOID:0051000 )

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is a type of:	primary immunodeficiency disease
has subtype:	familial Behcet-like autoinflammatory syndrome familial cold autoinflammatory syndrome familial Mediterranean fever proteosome-associated autoinflammatory syndrome TNF receptor–associated periodic syndrome