Abstracts tagged "Fever and pediatric rheumatology"

Abstract Number: 1453 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2015
Surveillance of Periodic Fever Syndromes in Canada
Paul Dancey^1,2, Susanne Benseler³, Marco Gattorno⁴, Anne K Junker⁵, Ronald Laxer⁶, Paivi Miettunen⁷ and Lesley Ann Turner⁸, ¹Health Science Centre, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St Johns, NF, Canada, ²Pediatrics, Janeway Children's Hospital, St. John's, NF, Canada, ³Pediatrics/Alberta Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatrics/University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁴Pediatry, G. Gaslini Institute, Genova, Italy, ⁵University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁶The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁷University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁸Memorial University, St. John's, NF, Canada
Background/Purpose: To estimate the incidence of periodic fever syndromes in the Canadian paediatric population, to describe the patterns of presentation, and to raise awareness in…
Abstract Number: 2003 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2012
Colchicine As a Therapeutic Option in Periodic Fever Aphtous Stomatitis, Pharingitis Syndrome. and Cervical Adenitis (PFAPA)
Yonatan butbul Aviel¹, Sameh Tatour², Ruth Gershoni³ and Riva Brik⁴, ¹Pediatric Rheumatology, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel, ²Pediatric Unit B, Rambam Medical Center, Israel, ³Genetics Unit, Rambam, Israel, ⁴Pediatric Unit B, Rambam Medical center
Background/Purpose: PFAPA syndrome is episodic disease characterized by periodic episodes of high fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis, and cervical adenitis, so far no therapy was shown…