Polyarteritis nodosa in patients with Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF): A concomitant disease or a feature of FMF?

Ozen S., Ben-Chetrit E., Bakkaloglu A., Gur H., Tinaztepe K., Calguneri M., ...Daha Fazla

SEMINARS IN ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM, cilt.30, sa.4, ss.281-287, 2001 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Derleme
  • Cilt numarası: 30 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2001
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1053/sarh.2001.19958
  • Dergi Adı: SEMINARS IN ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.281-287
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is caused by mutations in the gene encoding pyrin and is characterized by self-limited, recurrent attacks of fever and serositis. Vasculitis has been increasingly reported in FMF, A study evaluating the prognosis in FMF and polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) patients has not been reported previously.