Hiding in plain sight: how the COVID-19 pandemic unmasked the autoinflammatory PFAPA syndrome lurking in our midst
Periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis and adenitis (PFAPA) syndrome is the most common autoinflammatory syndrome of childhood, particularly among non-Mediterranean populations.1 The condition is characterised by recurrent and periodic episodes of unprovoked systemic inflammation (fevers and raised acute phase reactants) lasting 3–7 days that are often accompanied by localised…
