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COLCHICINE USE IN A CHILD WITH PFAPA SYNDROME

Pfapa Sendromlu Bir Çocukta Kolşisin Kullanımı

Pages
36–39
Publication Date
2022-11-04
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Since there are many similarities between the FMF and PFAPA syndrome, colchicine use can be offered as an effective approach for children with PFAPA

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Objective & Hypothesis:PFAPA (periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis, and adenitis) syndrome is a relatively not wellrecognized periodic fever syndrome characterized by recurrent febrile episodes persisting 4-6 days in children.
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Key Findings & Data:For accurate diagnosis, increased awareness of this syndrome is essential.
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Conclusion & Impact:Since there are many similarities between the FMF and PFAPA syndrome, colchicine use can be offered as an effective approach for children with PFAPA
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⚙️Variables:PFAPA · Kolşisin · Periodik ateş

Abstract

PFAPA (periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis, and adenitis) syndrome is a relatively not wellrecognized periodic fever syndrome characterized by recurrent febrile episodes persisting 4-6 days in children. Fever is accompanied by aphtous stomatitis, pharyngitis, and cervical adenitis. There are several clinical similarities between familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) and PFAPA syndrome. For accurate diagnosis, increased awareness of this syndrome is essential. We describe a three-year-old girl with PFAPA who used colchicine prophylaxis with the presumptive diagnosis of FMF. At the follow-up, she was diagnosed as having PFAPA syndrome. The interval between the febrile episodes was increased from four weeks to 12 weeks after colchicine therapy. Since there are many similarities between the FMF and PFAPA syndrome, colchicine use can be offered as an effective approach for children with PFAPA

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PFAPA (periyodik ateş, aftöz stomatit, farenjit ve adenit) sendromu çocuklarda 4-6 gün süren tekrarlayan ateş atakları ile karakterize göreceli olarak daha az bilinen periyodik ateş sendromlarından biridir. Ateşe aftöz stomatit, farenjit ve adenit eşlik eder. FMF (familial Mediterranean fever) ve PFAPA sendromu arasında bir çok klinik benzerlikler bulunmaktadır. Doğru tanı için bu sendromun akla gelmesi gereklidir.Burada FMF ön tanısıyla kolşisin profilaksisi kullanılan 3 yaşında bir kız takdim edilmektedir. İzleminde hasta PFAPA sendromu olarak tanı almıştır. Kolşisin tedavisiyle ateş atakları arasındaki süre uzamıştır. PFAPA sendromuyla FMF arasındaki benzerliklerden dolayı kolşisin tedavisi PFAPA sendromlu çocuklarda etkili bir yaklaşım olarak önerilebilir.

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TUNCER, A. M., EMİR, S., SANAL, Ö. (2022). COLCHICINE USE IN A CHILD WITH PFAPA SYNDROME. Türkiye Çocuk Hastalıkları Dergisi, Cilt: 6 - Sayı: 1, 36–39. https://ajindex.com/articles/627581

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