Recurrent fever in children

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1071-1078

  John, Chandy C ^a   Gilsdorf, Janet R ^b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Child; Fever; Periodic; PFAPA syndrome (periodic fever, aphthous ulcers, pharyngitis and adenopathy); Recurrent

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEVER; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW;

CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEVER; HUMANS; PERIODICITY; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0036846844     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-200211000-00020     Document Type: Review

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