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PFAPA Sendromu: Bir Periyodik Ateş Tablosu

PFAPA Syndrome: A Clinical Picture of Periodic Fever

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  • Fırat Tıp Dergisi

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  • 2006

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Abstract (2. Language): 
Recurrent or periodic fever is a fairly common complaint in daily pediatric practice. PFAPA syndrome is characterized by abrupt onset of high fever, aphtous stomatitis, pharyngitis and cervical lymphadenopathy. This syndrome, which usually observed under 5 years of age and common in boys, has a benign course. There is no consensus on treatment options; steroid therapy or tonsillectomy. We herewith discussed why and how we considered the diagnosis of PFAPA syndrome in a 26 months-old girl who was previously treated in different health-care centers for the complaint of recurrent high fever. ©2006, Fırat Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi
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Abstract (Original Language): 
Tekrarlayan veya periyodik ateş şikayetine çocuk hekimliğinde nispeten sık rastlanmaktadır. Bir periyodik ateş sebebi olan PFAPA sendromu ise ani başlayan yüksek ateş, aftöz stomatit, farenjit ve servikal lenfadenopati ile karakterizedir. Genellikle 5 yaşından küçüklerde ve erkeklerde daha sık görülen bu sendrom selim seyirlidir. Tedavi seçenekleri arasında yer alan steroid tedavisi ve tonsilektomi konusunda henüz bir fikir birliği bulunmamaktadır. Bu yazımızda tekrarlayan yüksek ateş şikayeti ile pek çok merkezde antibiyotik tedavisi alan yirmi altı aylık bir kız hastada neden ve nasıl PFAPA sendromu düşündüğümüzü ve tedavi seçeneğimizi anlattık. ©2006, Fırat Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi
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