Tonsillectomy in children with periodic fever with aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis, and adenitis syndrome

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 159, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 138-142

  Garavello, Werner ^a   Pignataro, Lorenzo ^b   Gaini, Lorenzo ^b   Torretta, Sara ^b   Somigliana, Edgardo ^c   Gaini, Renato ^a  

^a SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ADENOTONSILLECTOMY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PFAPA SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TONSILLECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADENOIDECTOMY; CHILD; FEVER; HUMANS; LYMPHADENITIS; PERIODICITY; PHARYNGITIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; STOMATITIS, APHTHOUS; SYNDROME; TONSILLECTOMY;

EID: 79958725718     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: 10976833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2010.12.014     Document Type: Article

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