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Elevated immunoglobulin D levels in children with PFAPA syndrome.
Neuro endocrinology letters - 1 Jan 2010
Kovacs Laszlo, Hlavatá Anna, Baldovič Marián, Paulovicova Ema, Dallos Tomas, Fehérvízyová Zuzana, Kadasi Ludovít
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis and cervical adenitis (PFAPA) syndrome appears to be more common than generally appreciated and should be differentiated from hereditary periodic fever syndromes, particularly from mevalonate kinase deficiency (MKD). PATIENTS AND METHODS: 14 unrelated patients (7 males, 7 females) met clinical criteria for both the PFAPA syndrome and MKD....
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