PFAPA syndrome: a rare cause of periodic fever
PFAPA syndrome (periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis, adenopathy) is characterized by abrupt onset of fever, malaise, aphthous stomatitis, tonsillitis, pharyngitis and cervical adenopathy. The age of onset of the disease is four years, with a range of 6 months to 7 years. The synd...
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| Main Authors: | Hanifi Kurtaran, Ahmet Karadağ, Ferhat Catal, Davut Aktaş |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health
2004-10-01
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| Series: | The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics |
| Online Access: | https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/2834 |
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