Successful Treatment of PFAPA (Periodic Fever, Aphthous Stomatitis, Pharyngitis, and Adenitis) Syndrome with Shinbuto*
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=51183#.VFm_C2fHRK0 Author(s) Yuichirou Tsuji * , Chitose Karasawa Affiliation(s) Department of Pediatrics, Tokyo Takanawa Hospital, Tokyo, Japan . ABSTRACT Periodic fever with aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis, and adenitis (PFAPA) syndrome is an autoimmune disorder and the most common disorder characterized by periodic fever in children. A male patient has been followed up from 11 months to 10 years of age because of repeated high fever. We prescribed antifebriles and antibiotics for each febrile episode without a beneficial effect to him each time. He required several days of rest at home to recover from each episode. During h...