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; Turgan, C; Turkmen, AYDIN; Akpolat, I; Danaci, M; Besbas, N; Akpolat, T

doi:10.1053/sarh.2001.19958

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, Scopus)

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.