Differentiating Periodic Fever, Aphthous Stomatitis, Pharyngitis, Cervical Adenitis (PFAPA) and Syndrome of Undifferentiated Recurrent Fever (SURF): A Comparative Study of Clinical Features, Treatment Response, and Remission.

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OBJECTIVE: To apply proposed classification criteria for periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis, cervical adenitis (PFAPA) and syndrome of undifferentiated recurrent fever (SURF) to a heterogeneous cohort of children with recurrent fever syndromes and to evaluate the differences in phenotype, treatment response, and disease outcomes. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective cohort study of 235 children...

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