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From: Tonsillectomy reduces the family impact of periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis and cervical adenitis (PFAPA) syndrome and improves health-related quality of life in affected children

Fig. 2

Median scores on PedsQL GCS Total scale and the two subscales (Physical health summary score and Phychosocial health summary score) in PFAPA patients during vs between fever episodes before tonsillectomy, PFAPA patients after tonsillectomy, and controls. The Wilcoxon signed-rank test was used to compare data before and after tonsillectomy in the patient group, while the Mann–Whitney test was used for comparison of the patient and control groups. Significant differences are marked in the figure. There were no significant differences between PFAPA patients between episodes before tonsillectomy and controls, nor between PFAPA patients after tonsillectomy and controls

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Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases

ISSN: 1750-1172