Endoscopic Findings of Children with Familial Mediterranean Fever

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Sag E., Demir F., SAYGIN İ., KALYONCU M., ÇAKIR M.

PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY HEPATOLOGY & NUTRITION, vol.21, no.4, pp.271-277, 2018 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 21 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.5223/pghn.2018.21.4.271
  • Journal Name: PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY HEPATOLOGY & NUTRITION
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.271-277
  • Keywords: Familial Mediterranean fever, Gastroscopy, Colonoscopy, Inflammatory bowel diseases, INFLAMMATORY-BOWEL-DISEASE, LYMPHOID NODULAR HYPERPLASIA, TURKISH CHILDREN, GENE
  • Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Purpose: Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an auto inflammatory disease characterized by periodic fever, synovitis and serositis. Patients may be admitted to gastroenterology units due to gastrointestinal symptoms. In this study; we aimed to analyze endoscopic findings and diagnostic utility of endoscopic procedure in children with FMF.