Single Center Experience of Periodic Fever Syndromes
Objective: We aimed to evaluate the patients referred to the pediatric rheumatology outpatient clinic with suspected periodic fever syndromes. Method: Patients diagnosed with periodic fever syndrome in the pediatric rheumatology outpatient clinic between March 2018 and March 2019 were evaluated. Res...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Istanbul University Press
2022-05-01
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| Series: | Çocuk Dergisi |
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| Online Access: | https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/8E9A87239D0940CDB984C23B6A240CDC |
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| Summary: | Objective: We aimed to evaluate the patients referred to the pediatric rheumatology outpatient clinic with suspected periodic fever syndromes. Method: Patients diagnosed with periodic fever syndrome in the pediatric rheumatology outpatient clinic between March 2018 and March 2019 were evaluated. Results: A total of 1561 patients were diagnosed with rheumatologic disease in a year-long period. Of these patients, 738 (47.3%) had recurrent fever syndromes. Of these, 591 patients had familial Mediterranean fever (FMF), 91 had periodic fever syndrome with aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis and adenitis (PFAPA), 2 had mevalonate kinase (MVK) deficiency-hyperimmunoglobulin D syndrome (HIDS), 2 had cryopyrinassociated periodic fever syndrome (CAPS) and 1 patient was diagnosed with tumor necrosis factor (TNF) receptor-associated periodic fever syndrome (TRAPS). Fifty-one patients who did not comply with the classification criteria and did not carry any mutations in the genetic tests were diagnosed with undefined autoinflammatory disease. Conclusion: The diagnosis of periodic fever syndromes requires attentive evaluation. A detailed questioning of the symptoms and signs of the patient will prevent unnecessary referrals to pediatric rheumatology units and will decrease the expenses of healthcare. |
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| ISSN: | 1308-8491 |