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CASE REPORT

The first case of adult-onset PFAPA syndrome in Japan

Satoshi KutsunaNational Center for Global Health and Medicine, Disease Control and Prevention Center, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Norio OhmagariNational Center for Global Health and Medicine, Disease Control and Prevention Center, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Ryutaro TanizakiNational Center for Global Health and Medicine, Disease Control and Prevention Center, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Noboru HaginoDepartment of Hematology and Rheumatology, Teikyo University Chiba Medical Center, Ichuhara-city, Chiba, Japan
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Ryuta NishikomoriDepartment of Pediatrics, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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Mugen UjiieNational Center for Global Health and Medicine, Disease Control and Prevention Center, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Nozomi TakeshitaNational Center for Global Health and Medicine, Disease Control and Prevention Center, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Kayoko HayakawaNational Center for Global Health and Medicine, Disease Control and Prevention Center, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Yasuyuki KatoNational Center for Global Health and Medicine, Disease Control and Prevention Center, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Shuzo KanagawaNational Center for Global Health and Medicine, Disease Control and Prevention Center, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Pages 286-287 | Received 22 Aug 2013, Accepted 16 Oct 2013, Published online: 02 Dec 2013

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