Assessment of recurrent fever among children undergoing tonsillectomy

Abstract Background Recurrent tonsillitis is a common indication for tonsillectomy in children and has phenotypic overlap with periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis, and cervical adenitis (PFAPA) syndrome. We sought to characterize symptoms associated with PFAPA among children undergoing...

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Main Authors: Mana Espahbodi, Kathryn M. Edwards, Steven L. Goudy, Edward B. Penn, Kalpana Manthiram
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-12-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-024-05312-x
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