Table 4 Diagnosing physicians of patients with PFAPA and laboratory investigations.

	No of patients
Diagnosing physician
Primary paediatrician, n (%)	30 (55)
Infectious disease or immunology expert, n (%)	22 (41)
ENT, n (%)	2 (4)
Time to diagnosis, years (range)	1.25 (0.06–7)
Investigations
Genetic analysis for FMF, n (%)	12 (22)
Immunoglobulin battery, n (%)	12 (22)

ENT, ear, nose and throat specialist; FMF, familial Mediterranean fever; PFAPA, periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis and adenitis.