I am a 43 year old male. When I was 1 to 2 years old, I had some form of reticuloendotheliosis. My parents recall it being described as a rare blood disease that was difficult to diagnose. It caused my spine to curve and my father recalls that it had eaten away at two of my vertebrate. My parents were told that it was something that would either prove fatal or it would "burn itself out". It did not prove to be fatal and I have no lasting effects from it. I now have a daughter who is 3 years old. She has begun to have some strange symptoms -- extremely elevated fever (105) with no other symptoms, and often complains of back pain. I am trying to learn more about the form of reticuloendotheliosis that I might have had and whether it is hereditary and consistent with my daughter's symptoms.

Summarized question: Is reticuloendotheliosis a hereditary disease?