{"title":"Sarà veramente PFAPA?","authors":"A. Insalaco, Laura De Nardi","doi":"10.53126/meb42627","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"PFAPA syndrome (Periodic Fever, Aphthous stomatitis, Pharyngitis and cervical Adenitis) is the most common periodic fever in childhood. It is a benign self-limiting condition that may resolve spontaneously during the first years of life or within adolescence, although there is increasing evidence of cases that may persist also in adulthood. A small dose of corticosteroids is safe and effective for the management of fever episodes and can also be useful for the diagnosis. Tonsillectomy is a good option for those patients who keep presenting with disabling symptoms after the typical age.","PeriodicalId":39695,"journal":{"name":"Medico e Bambino","volume":"2 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2023-12-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Medico e Bambino","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.53126/meb42627","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"Medicine","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
PFAPA syndrome (Periodic Fever, Aphthous stomatitis, Pharyngitis and cervical Adenitis) is the most common periodic fever in childhood. It is a benign self-limiting condition that may resolve spontaneously during the first years of life or within adolescence, although there is increasing evidence of cases that may persist also in adulthood. A small dose of corticosteroids is safe and effective for the management of fever episodes and can also be useful for the diagnosis. Tonsillectomy is a good option for those patients who keep presenting with disabling symptoms after the typical age.