Profile of blood cells and inflammatory mediators in periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis and adenitis (PFAPA) syndrome
Open Access
- 6 September 2010
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in BMC Pediatrics
- Vol. 10 (1), 65
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2431-10-65
Abstract
This study aimed to profile levels of blood cells and serum cytokines during afebrile and febrile phases of periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis and adenitis (PFAPA) syndrome to advance pathophysiological understanding of this pediatric disease.Keywords
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