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title: Exacerbation
date: 2024-06-26T20:17:21Z
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When there is a flare-up of new or existing symptoms, typically severe enough to recognize that something intense is going on in the body that is causing increased pain, discomfort, and/or dysfunction. They indicate the presence of increased inflammation in the body.

Exacerbations are also known as attacks, flares, relapses, or flare-ups of symptoms.