Table 1 Demographic and epidemiological data in patients with PFAPA syndrome.
No of patients | 54 |
Men, n (%) | 33 (61) |
Women, n (%) | 21 (39) |
Origin | |
Sephardic, n (%) | 41 (76) |
Ashkenazi, n (%) | 13 (24) |
Age of entry to day care, years (range) | 1.8 (0.25–4) |
Age of entry of sibling to day care, years (range) | 2.1 (0.25–4) |
Medical history | |
Atopic manifestations, n (%) | 21 (39) |
Family medical history | |
Atopic manifestations, n (%) | 16 (30) |
FMF, n (%) | 4 (7) |
Autoimmune diseases, n (%) | 4 (7) |
FMF, familial Mediterranean fever; PFAPA, periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis and adenitis.