Diagnostic Criteria for Adult-Onset Periodic Fever, Aphthous Stomatitis, Pharyngitis, and Cervical Adenitis (PFAPA) Syndrome

Diagnostic Criteria for Adult-Onset Periodic Fever, Aphthous Stomatitis, Pharyngitis, and Cervical Adenitis (PFAPA) Syndrome

ObjectiveTo identify a set of variables that could discriminate patients with adult-onset periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis, and cervical adenitis (PFAPA) syndrome from subjects with fever of unknown origin (FUO).MethodsWe enrolled 74 adults diagnosed with PFAPA syndrome according to...

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Main Authors: Luca Cantarini, Antonio Vitale, Ludovico Luca Sicignano, Giacomo Emmi, Elena Verrecchia, Isabella Patisso, Lucia Cerrito, Claudia Fabiani, Gabriele Cevenini, Bruno Frediani, Mauro Galeazzi, Donato Rigante, Raffaele Manna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
PFAPA syndrome
autoinflammatory disease
differential diagnosis
diagnostic criteria
adults
fever of unknown origin
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2017.01018/full

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