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

Akar, Servet; Yuksel, Feride; Tunca, Mehmet; Soysal, Ozgul; Solmaz, Dilek; Gerdan, Vedat; Celik, Ali; Sen, Gercek; Onen, FATOŞ; Akkoc, Nurullah

doi:10.1097/md.0b013e3182561a45

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)

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.