Evaluation of the current disease severity scores in paediatric FMF: is it necessary to develop a new one?

Kalkan, Gokhan; Demirkaya, Erkan; Acikel, Cengiz; Polat, Adem; Peru, Harun; Karaoglu, Abdulbaki; Sari, Erkan; DURSUN, İSMAİL; Gok, Faysal; ÖZEN, SEZA

doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ker421

Evaluation of the current disease severity scores in paediatric FMF: is it necessary to develop a new one?

Kalkan G., Demirkaya E., Acikel C. H., Polat A., Peru H., Karaoglu A., ...More

RHEUMATOLOGY, vol.51, no.4, pp.743-748, 2012 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 51 Issue: 4
Publication Date: 2012
Doi Number: 10.1093/rheumatology/ker421
Journal Name: RHEUMATOLOGY
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.743-748
Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives. Modified adult disease severity scoring systems are being used for childhood FMF. We aim to test the clinical consistency of two common severity scoring systems and to evaluate the correlation of scores with the type of FMF mutations in paediatric FMF patients since certain mutations are prone to severe disease.