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Table 3 Clinical symptoms and signs of the patients in two groups

From: Colchicine versus cimetidine: the better choice for Periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis, adenitis (PFAPA) syndrome prophylaxis, and the role of MEFV gene mutations

Variable

Colchicine group

Cimetidine group

Total

P-Value

Fever

36(100%)

31(100%)

67

0.76

Pharyngitis

33(92%)

27 (87%)

60 (90%)

0.69

Oral Aphthous

30(83%)

24(77%)

54 (81%)

0.54

Lymphadenopathy

27(75%)

20(65%)

47 (70%)

0.35

Abdominal pain

25(69%)

16(52%)

41 (61%)

0.13

Arthralgia

17(47%)

16(52%)

33 (49%)

0.72

Headache

11(31%)

9(29%)

20 (30%)

0.89

Rash

3(8%)

0(0%)

3 (5%)

0.24