Familial Mediterranean fever: risk factors, causes of death, and prognosis in the colchicine era.

Akar S., Yuksel F., Tunca M., Soysal O., Solmaz D., Gerdan V., ...More

Medicine, vol.91, no.3, pp.131-136, 2012 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 91 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Doi Number: 10.1097/md.0b013e3182561a45
  • Journal Name: Medicine
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.131-136
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

We assessed the risk factors and causes of death in patients with familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) in an era when colchicine is the standard therapy for all patients.