How experts on Autoinflammatory diseases classify Periodic Fever, Aphthous stomatitis, Pharyngitis and Cervical Adenitis (PFAPA): preliminary results of the Eurofever Delphi survey
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Methods by using the Delphi and Nominal Group Technique, we started an initial phase of three following e-mail surveys. In the first survey, clinicians/biologists or other health professionals working in the field of autoinflammation were asked to identify the variables that they consider as important, in the current clinical practice, for the diagnosis of patients with PFAPA. This survey was open to not influence the experts.
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Review of autoinflammatory diseases, with a special focus on periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis and cervical adenitis syndrome
UNLABELLED There have been remarkable developments in the field of autoinflammatory diseases over the last 20 years. Research has led to definitions of new conditions, increased understanding of disease mechanisms and specific treatment. The polygenic autoinflammatory condition of periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis and cervical adenitis (PFAPA) is the most common autoinflammatory ...
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دوره 13 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2015