PFAPA syndrome in children evaluated for tonsillectomy.

Abstract

Among 40 children undergoing tonsillectomy for recurrent pharyngitis, 15 (37.5%) had presented preoperatively with complaints compatible with PFAPA syndrome. All 15 had had periodic fever every three to four weeks and pharyngitis; 12 (80%) had cervical adenitis and five (33%) aphthous stomatitis. All children had been well between episodes and showed a dramatic postoperative improvement. PFAPA syndrome is not uncommon among children having tonsillectomy. Tonsillectomy is curative in most of these patients.

• Authors: E Galanakis, C E Papadakis, E Giannoussi, A D Karatzanis, M Bitsori, E S Helidonis
• Journal: Archives of disease in childhood (Arch Dis Child) Vol. 86 Issue 6 Pg. 434-5 (Jun 2002) ISSN: 1468-2044 [Electronic] England
• PMID: 12023179 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Topics

• Child
• Child, Preschool
• Female
• Fever (complications)
• Follow-Up Studies
• Humans
• Leukocyte Count
• Lymphadenitis
• Male
• Periodicity
• Pharyngitis (surgery)
• Recurrence
• Stomatitis, Aphthous
• Syndrome
• Tonsillectomy (methods)
• Uterine Cervical Diseases