Comorbidities in familial Mediterranean fever: analysis of 2000 genetically confirmed patients.

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Balci-Peynircioglu B., Kaya-Akca U., Arici Z. S., Avci E., Akkaya-Ulum Z. Y., KARADAĞ Ö., ...More

Rheumatology (Oxford, England), vol.59, no.6, pp.1372-1380, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 59 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Doi Number: 10.1093/rheumatology/kez410
  • Journal Name: Rheumatology (Oxford, England)
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, BIOSIS, CINAHL, EMBASE, International Pharmaceutical Abstracts, MEDLINE
  • Page Numbers: pp.1372-1380
  • Keywords: familial Mediterranean fever, comorbidity, inflammation, NERVOUS-SYSTEM INVOLVEMENT, HENOCH-SCHONLEIN PURPURA, BEHCETS-DISEASE, HEART-DISEASE, ANKYLOSING-SPONDYLITIS, POLYARTERITIS-NODOSA, MEFV MUTATIONS, PREVALENCE, ARTHRITIS, CHILDREN
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives. FMF is the most common periodic fever syndrome, characterized by recurrent episodes of fever and serosal inflammation accompanied with high acute phase reactants. The analysis of possible comorbidities is important to understand the impact of these conditions on clinical care and whether they share a common aetiological pathway. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the comorbidities associated with FMF patients in a large genetically diagnosed cohort.