The role of tonsillectomy in the Periodic Fever, Aphthous stomatitis, Pharyngitis and cervical Adenitis syndrome; a literature review

BACKGROUND: Tonsillectomy (TE) or adenotonsillectomy (ATE) may have a beneficial effect on the clinical course in children with the Periodic Fever, Aphthous stomatitis, Pharyngitis and cervical Adenitis (PFAPA) syndrome. However, an immunological reason for this effect remains unknown. This literatu...

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Autores principales: Førsvoll, Jostein, Øymar, Knut
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5824547/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29483843
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12901-017-0049-5

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5824547/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29483843
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12901-017-0049-5

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