Tonsillectomy for periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis, and adenitis syndrome is not always successful

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 152, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 742-

  Ogose, Takeshi ^a  

^a Hosogi Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOGLOBULIN D; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 6;

HUMAN; HYPERIMMUNOGLOBULINEMIA D AND PERIODIC FEVER SYNDROME; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INFLAMMATION; LETTER; MONONUCLEAR CELL; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PFAPA SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TONSILLECTOMY;

FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHADENITIS; PHARYNGITIS; STOMATITIS, APHTHOUS; SYNDROME; TONSILLECTOMY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 41849091814     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2007.11.033     Document Type: Letter

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