A case of resistant adult-onset periodic fever, aphtous stomatitis, pharyngitis and cervical adenitis (PFAPA) syndrome responsive to anakinra

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 593-

  Cantarini, L ^a   Vitale, A ^a   Galeazzi, M ^a   Frediani, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; COLCHICINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PREDNISONE; RECOMBINANT INTERLEUKIN 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; SERUM AMYLOID A;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG RESPONSE; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MALE; ONSET AGE; PFAPA SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TONSILLECTOMY;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE; FEVER; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN 1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST PROTEIN; LYMPHADENITIS; MALE; PHARYNGITIS; STOMATITIS, APHTHOUS;

EID: 84867388762     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: 1593098X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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