Decreased vitamin D levels in children with familial Mediterranean fever

Anik A., Catli G., Makay B., ABACI A., KÜME T., Unsal E., ...More

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RHEUMATIC DISEASES, vol.17, no.3, pp.321-326, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 17 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/1756-185x.12253
  • Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RHEUMATIC DISEASES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.321-326
  • Keywords: 25-hydroxyvitamin D, children, colchicine, familial Mediterranean fever, SYSTEMIC-LUPUS-ERYTHEMATOSUS, D DEFICIENCY, RHEUMATOID-ARTHRITIS, COLCHICINE, DISEASE, MALABSORPTION
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

ObjectivesTo determine the frequency of vitamin D deficiency in children with familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) and to investigate the factors associated with low vitamin D status.