High prevalence of spondyloarthritis and ankylosing spondylitis among familial Mediterranean fever patients and their first-degree relatives: further evidence for the connection

Akar, Servet; Soysal, Ozgul; BALCI, ALİ; Solmaz, Dilek; Gerdan, Vedat; ÖNEN, FATOŞ; Tunca, Mehmet; Akkoc, Nurullah

doi:10.1186/ar4154

High prevalence of spondyloarthritis and ankylosing spondylitis among familial Mediterranean fever patients and their first-degree relatives: further evidence for the connection

Akar S., Soysal O., BALCI A., Solmaz D., Gerdan V., ÖNEN F., ...Daha Fazla

ARTHRITIS RESEARCH & THERAPY, cilt.15, sa.1, 2013 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 15 Sayı: 1
Basım Tarihi: 2013
Doi Numarası: 10.1186/ar4154
Dergi Adı: ARTHRITIS RESEARCH & THERAPY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Introduction: Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an auto-inflammatory disease characterized by recurrent attacks of fever and serositis. Limited data suggest that the prevalence of sacroiliitis is increased in patients with FMF. In our present study, we assessed the prevalence of spondyloarthritis (SpA), including ankylosing spondylitis (AS), among a cohort of FMF patients and their unaffected first-degree relatives (FDRs).