PFAPA flares observed during COVID outbreak: can emotional stress trigger PFAPA attacks? A multicenter cohort study.

Yoel LevinskyYonatan Butbul AvielSabreen Abu AhmadMor BroideYulia GendlerNeta DaganMichal GafnerHadar GavraShelly KaganKfir KedarHamada Mohammad NatourRotem TalTamar VeresGil AmarilyoLiora Harel

Published in: Pediatric rheumatology online journal (2022)

PFAPA flares during COVID-19 outbreak are described. This study is the first to suggest that emotional stress is associated with PFAPA attacks.

Keyphrases

stress induced
cross sectional
heat stress