PFAPA syndrome in children evaluated for tonsillectomy.
case_series · Level IV
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Abstract
Among 40 children undergoing tonsillectomy for recurrent pharyngitis, 15 (37.5%) had presented preoperatively with complaints compatible with PFAPA syndrome. All 15 had had periodic fever every three to four weeks and pharyngitis; 12 (80%) had cervical adenitis and five (33%) aphthous stomatitis. All children had been well between episodes and showed a dramatic postoperative improvement. PFAPA syndrome is not uncommon among children having tonsillectomy. Tonsillectomy is curative in most of these patients.
Medical subject headings
- Fever
- Lymphadenitis
- Pharyngitis
- Stomatitis, Aphthous
- Uterine Cervical Diseases