Catarina Andrade1, Beatriz Câmara1, Ricardo Figueira2

  • 1Pediatrics, Hospital Central do Funchal, Serviço de Saúde da Região Autónoma da Madeira, Entidade Pública Empresarial da Região Autónoma da Madeira (SESARAM, EPERAM), Funchal, PRT.

Cureus
|September 19, 2024
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概括

不分化复发性发烧综合征 (SURF) 的诊断可能具有挑战性. 科尔奇辛有效地治疗了一名患有反复发烧的儿童,这表明有自身炎症原因.

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