Utility of tonsillectomy in 2 patients with the syndrome of periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis, and cervical adenitis

Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 129, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 670-673

  Parikh, Sanjay R ^a   Reiter, Evan R ^b   Kenna, Margaret A ^c   Roberson, David ^c  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; APHTHOUS STOMATITIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; LYMPHADENITIS; MALE; PHARYNGITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECURRENT DISEASE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TONSILLECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0038580666     PISSN: 08864470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archotol.129.6.670     Document Type: Article

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