Volunteers Needed for PFAPA Study

Do you or your child experience recurring fever, mouth sores (canker sores), sore throat and swollen neck glands? These could be symptoms of PFAPA, the most common periodic fever syndrome in children.

Dr. Kalpana Manthiram and her team at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) seek volunteers who are one month old and older (parental consent required for minors) to participate in a research study to better understand PFAPA. Compensation is provided.

Participants can join from home, from anywhere in the world. For more information, contact the NIH Clinical Center Office of Patient Recruitment at 866-444-2214 (TTY users dial 7-1-1) or ccopr@nih.gov. Refer to NIH study #001043-I go.nih.gov/L29b0aX.