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Case report: PFAPA syndrome. “Periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis and adenitis"

Olgu sunumu: PFAPA sendromu. “Periyodik yüksek ateş, aftöz stomatit, farenjit ve adenit”

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15–17
Publication Date
2022-11-05
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In this article, we reviewed PFAPA syndrome and emphasized the importance of its diagnosis in the primary care.

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Objective & Hypothesis:PFAPA is a non-hereditary syndrome, characterized by periodic fever episodes, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis and cervical adenitis.
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Key Findings & Data:Here we report a 20-month old boy who was admitted to a family medicine office for recurrent high fever, tonsillitis and aphthous stomatitis.
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Conclusion & Impact:In this article, we reviewed PFAPA syndrome and emphasized the importance of its diagnosis in the primary care.
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Abstract

PFAPA is a non-hereditary syndrome, characterized by periodic fever episodes, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis and cervical adenitis. In clinical practice high fever and tonsillitis are frequently encountered in children. Here we report a 20-month old boy who was admitted to a family medicine office for recurrent high fever, tonsillitis and aphthous stomatitis. Diagnosis of PFAPA syndrome was established by the recurrent nature of complaints and clinical response to steroid treatment in the next episode. In this article, we reviewed PFAPA syndrome and emphasized the importance of its diagnosis in the primary care.

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PFAPA sendromu; periyodik yüksek ateş dönemleri, aftöz stomatit,farenjit, servikal adenit ile karakterize, kalıtsal olmayan bir sendrom- dur. Klinik pratikte çocuklarda yüksek ateş ve tonsillit tablosuyla sık-lıkla karşılaşılmaktadır. Bu makalede aile hekimliği polikliniğine tek rarlayan ateş yüksekliği, tonsillit, aftöz stomatit nedeniyle başvuran 20 aylık bir erkek hasta sunulmaktadır. Yakınmalarının yineleyici niteliği ve bir sonraki atağın steroid tedavisine yanıt vermesi ile olgu muz PFAPA sendromu tanısı almıştır. Bu makalede PFAPA sendromu ile ilgili bilgiler gözden geçirilmiş ve birinci basamakta tanı koy manın önemi vurgulanmıştır.

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ÇELİKCAN, G., KAHVECİ, R., ÖZKARA, A. (2022). Case report: PFAPA syndrome. “Periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis and adenitis". Türkiye Aile Hekimliği Dergisi, Cilt: 16 - Sayı: 1, 15–17. https://ajindex.com/articles/626842

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