Abstract:

Objective: To investigate procalcitonin PCT levels during febrile attacks in children diagnosed with the Periodic Fever, Aphthous Stomatitis, Pharyngitis, Adenitis Syndrome PFAPA . Material and Method: A total of 39 cases with 91 febril episodes and 35 cases with bacterial septicemia were included in the study. Demographic, clinical, and laboratory data were collected. Hemogram, C-reactive values CRP and PCT values of all patients were measured. Results: In the study group with PFAPA, average duration of fever was 4.6±0.85 days, and the average time between attacks was 25.06±9.76 days. The mean white blood cell WBC , CRP and PCT values were found to be 15.959±5.737/mm3, 76.88±47.63 mg/L, and 0.18±0.10 ng/mL respectively. Throat cultures in the PFAPA group showed no growth. Twenty patients in the control group were female and 15 were male. The average WBC count was 16.700±5.820/mm3. The mean CRP and PCT values were measured as 34.64±18.2 mg/L and 2.12±1.95 ng/mL, respectively. While the mean WBC values did not significantly differ between the two groups p>0.05 , PCT levels were significantly higher in the controls compared to the PFAPA group p

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