Wednesday, 5 April 2023

PFAPA and Its Association with Facial Swelling | Chapter 12 | Research Developments in Medicine and Medical Science Vol. 7

 PFAPA (recurring fever, apthous stomatitis, pharyngitis, cervical adenitis) is a rare condition moving children with an obscure cause. Although the precise      cause is obscure, inflammatory, immunological, or genetic determinants have been proposed. PFAPA is a disease of exclusion and requires additional common causes of fever are excluded. Although management is essentially auxiliary; use of corticosteroids, tonsillectomy and Cimetidine has been proved to be effective in few. Although PFAPA has been linked to intestinal pain and genital ulcers, unilateral temporary facial swelling has not earlier been reported. The authors present a earlier unreported link middle from two points PFAPA and recurrent episodes of concerned with one side facial swelling.

Author(s) Details:

K. K. Tewary,
Consultant Paediatrician, Birmingham, West Midlands, UK.

B. Khodaghalian,
Keele University Medical School, Staffordshire, England, UK.

Please see the link here: https://stm.bookpi.org/RDMMS-V7/article/view/10078

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