Assessment of recurrent fever among children undergoing tonsillectomy
In our survey of children undergoing tonsillectomy, a subpopulation had frequent, stereotypical fever episodes with recurrent tonsillitis, aphthous stomatitis, or regular timing like patients with PFAPA. Although we cannot diagnose such patients with PFAPA in this limited retrospective study, pediatricians and otolaryngologists evaluating patients for tonsillectomy should be aware of the clinical signs of PFAPA that may warrant additional evaluation and therapeutic approaches.
Authors
- Steven L. Goudy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8255-3965)
- Kathryn M. Edwards (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3912-9832)
- Kalpana Manthiram (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6451-8173)
- Edward B. Penn
- Mana Espahbodi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2822-778X)
Institutions
- Prisma Health (US)
- Emory University (US)
- Vanderbilt University (US)
- University of Utah (US)
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (US)
- Greenville Children's Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Pediatrics
- Published
- 2024-12-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-024-05312-x
- Primary Topic
- Streptococcal Infections and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Vanderbilt University
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases