Publications by authors named "Marie Cochard"
Towards a new set of classification criteria for PFAPA syndrome.
Pediatr Rheumatol Online J
September 2018
Article Synopsis
- A new set of classification criteria for diagnosing PFAPA syndrome was developed through expert surveys and discussions, building on existing modified Marshall's criteria.
- The research involved a Delphi survey with 21 autoinflammation experts, resulting in a list of variables that reached consensus at an International Conference.
- Although the newly established criteria were more precise than the modified Marshall's ones, they proved too restrictive for practical use in everyday clinical settings.
Objectives: To determine whether PFAPA (periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis and cervical adenitis) patients have a positive family history (FH) for recurrent fever syndromes.
Method: For all patients with PFAPA seen in two paediatric rheumatology centres (Romandy, Switzerland and Bordeaux, France), parents were interviewed to record the FH for periodic fever. As controls, we interviewed a group of children without history of recurrent fever.