PFAPA flares observed during COVID outbreak: can emotional stress trigger PFAPA attacks? A multicenter cohort study
Abstract Objective It is common knowledge among clinicians who treat PFAPA (Periodic Fever, Aphthous Stomatitis, Pharyngitis, Adenitis) patients that emotional stress can trigger PFAPA attacks similarly to other autoinflammatory diseases. However, it has never been proved scientifically. Our aim was...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-07-01
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Series: | Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12969-022-00705-7 |