Increased psoriasis frequency in patients with familial Mediterranean fever

ERDEN A., BATU AKAL E. D., ŞEYHOĞLU E., SARI A., SÖNMEZ H. E., ARMAĞAN B., ...More

UPSALA JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, vol.123, no.1, pp.57-61, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 123 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.1080/03009734.2017.1423425
  • Journal Name: UPSALA JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.57-61
  • Keywords: Epidemiology, familial Mediterranean fever, psoriasis, rheumatology, COLCHICINE, DIAGNOSIS, ARTHRITIS, CRITERIA, CHILDREN
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is a periodic fever syndrome caused by MEFV mutations. FMF may be associated with psoriasis in some cases. The prevalence of psoriasis in the normal Turkish population is 0.42%. We aimed to investigate the prevalence of psoriasis among FMF patients and their relatives.