PFAPA syndrome

Introduction: PFAPA syndrome

Description of PFAPA syndrome

PFAPA syndrome (medical condition): A very rare syndrome characterized mainly by mouth ulcers...more »

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Periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis and adenitis:
  »Introduction: Periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis and adenitis
  »Symptoms of Periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis and adenitis
  »Treatments for Periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis and adenitis

PFAPA syndrome: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for PFAPA syndrome:

• PFAPA
• PFAPA syndrome

PFAPA syndrome: Rare Disease

Ophanet

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when if affects 1 person per 2,000. They list PFAPA syndrome as a "rare disease".

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PFAPA syndrome as a Disease

PFAPA syndrome: Another name for Periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis and adenitis (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis and adenitis
  »Symptoms of Periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis and adenitis
  »Treatments for Periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis and adenitis

PFAPA syndrome: Related Diseases

PFAPA syndrome: PFAPA syndrome is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Oral conditions
• Head conditions
• Mucus membrane conditions
• Respiratory conditions
• Throat conditions
• Digestive conditions
• Lymphatic system conditions

Symptoms of PFAPA syndrome (Periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis and adenitis)

Some of the symptoms of PFAPA syndrome incude:

• Periodic fever
• Pharyngitis
• Inflamed neck lymph nodes

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Treatments for PFAPA syndrome (Periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis and adenitis)

Treatments for PFAPA syndrome (Periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis and adenitis) include:

• Surgical removal of tonsils and sometimes adenoids

Read more about treatments for PFAPA syndrome

Treatment of PFAPA syndrome: For more treatment information about PFAPA syndrome, see treatment of Periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis and adenitis (PFAPA syndrome)

PFAPA syndrome: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to PFAPA syndrome:

• apthous ulcers
• paryngitis
• adenitis
• periodic fever syndrome

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