Saulsbury et al emphasize the diagnostic challenge of periodic fevers in pediatrics by describing a case of PFAPA (Periodic Fever, Aphthous stomatitis, Pharyngitis, and Cervical Adenopathy) that was eventually diagnosed as TNFa Receptor-Associated Period Fever (TRAPS). PFAPA is a syndrome and not a specific disease and—as pointed out previously—some symptoms, for instance aphthous stomatitis, may not be present. Moreover, other symptoms are very common, for example abdominal pain, which is present in 60% of all cases. The importance of these symptoms warrants in many children the evaluation of different diagnoses, including other periodic fevers (hyper-IgD syndrome [HIDS], TRAPS) and even Crohn’s disease. We recently described three cases of HIDS in which the disease onset was characterized by a PFAPA-like symptomatology and by severe abdominal complaints.
Titolo: | CARD15/NOD2 mutations are not related to abdominal PFAPA. | |
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Data di pubblicazione: | 2006 | |
Stato di pubblicazione: | Pubblicato | |
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Abstract: | Saulsbury et al emphasize the diagnostic challenge of periodic fevers in pediatrics by describing a case of PFAPA (Periodic Fever, Aphthous stomatitis, Pharyngitis, and Cervical Adenopathy) that was eventually diagnosed as TNFa Receptor-Associated Period Fever (TRAPS). PFAPA is a syndrome and not a specific disease and—as pointed out previously—some symptoms, for instance aphthous stomatitis, may not be present. Moreover, other symptoms are very common, for example abdominal pain, which is present in 60% of all cases. The importance of these symptoms warrants in many children the evaluation of different diagnoses, including other periodic fevers (hyper-IgD syndrome [HIDS], TRAPS) and even Crohn’s disease. We recently described three cases of HIDS in which the disease onset was characterized by a PFAPA-like symptomatology and by severe abdominal complaints. | |
Handle: | http://hdl.handle.net/11368/2299057 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2006.02.032 | |
URL: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2006.02.032 | |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 1.1 Articolo in Rivista |