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Mar 13, 2023 · Recurrent fever syndromes are genetic conditions that cause episodic fevers. If your child has a biological family history of the condition or they’re experiencing recurring fevers, reach out to your healthcare provider.
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Sep 22, 2015 · This disorder is the most common cause of fever that recurs at regular intervals in children. It often starts during the first five years of life. The underlying cause of PFAPA is not clear.
To provide an approach to recurrent fever in childhood, explain when infections, malignancies, and immunodeficiencies can be excluded, and describe the features of periodic fever and other autoinflammatory syndromes.
- Gordon S Soon, Ronald M Laxer
- Can Fam Physician. 2017 Oct; 63(10): 756-762.
- 2017
- 2017/10
Feb 15, 2003 · Recurrent fevers that occur at irregular intervals have a lengthy differential diagnosis. Infectious causes can include viruses, bacteria, and parasites.
Mar 25, 2016 · When investigating recurrent fever, the most likely etiology to consider is infection. Especially in children under the age of six years, the most common cause of multiple febrile episodes is the occurrence of repeated upper respiratory tract infections (e.g., pharyngitis, otitis media).
- Sofia Torreggiani, Giovanni Filocamo, Susanna Esposito
- 2016
Dec 20, 2022 · Periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis, adenitis (PFAPA) syndrome: The most common of the periodic fever disorders, this syndrome typically presents in children between the...
Causes of fever ( see Table: Some Common Causes of Fever in Children) differ based on whether the fever is acute (≤ 14 days ), acute recurrent or periodic (episodic fever separated by afebrile periods), or chronic (> 14 days), which is more commonly referred to as fever of unknown origin (FUO).
