PROCALCITONIN, C-REACTIVE PROTEIN AND ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE IN PERIODIC FEVER, APHTHOUS STOMATITIS, PHARYNGITIS AND CERVICAL ADENITIS (PFAPA SYNDROME)

Aim. Although PFAPA syndrome is the most common cause of recurrent fever in children, the diagnosis is rarely established and it is a diagnosis of exclusion because there are no specific diagnostic tests. The aim of this study was to assess the value of procalcitonin, C-reactive protein (CRP) and er...

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Main Authors: Cecilia Lazea, Calin Lazar, Laura Damian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Amaltea Medical Publishing House 2016-09-01
Series:Romanian Journal of Rheumatology
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Online Access:https://rjr.com.ro/articles/2016.3/RJR_2016_3_Art-06.pdf