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Factors triggering familial mediterranean fever attacks, do they really exist?
Several possible factors are hypothesized to trigger familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) attacks; however, there is no consensus on this matter. We...
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Concurrence of familial Mediterranean fever and Behçet’s disease: a case report and review of the literature
BackgroundFamilial Mediterranean fever and Behçet’s disease are distinct disorders that are prevalent in the Mediterranean and Middle Eastern...
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Neurological manifestations among Egyptian children with familial Mediterranean fever
BackgroundFamilial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an auto-inflammatory periodic disorder resulting from mutations in the Mediterranean fever gene....
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Physical fitness in adolescent patients with familial Mediterranean fever
Introduction: Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is the most frequent monogenic auto-inflammatory disease worldwide responsible for episodes of...
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Anxiety and depression among patients with familial Mediterranean fever
BackgroundFamilial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is a systemic autoinflammatory disease that requires lifelong treatment and is associated with several...
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Familial Mediterranean Fever and Transverse Myelitis: A Causal Relation?
Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is a rare autoinflammatory disorder characterized mainly by recurrent self-limited episodes of fever and...
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Updates on the role of epigenetics in familial mediterranean fever (FMF)
Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) is an autosomal recessive autoinflammatory disease caused by mutations in the MEFV ( ME diterranean F e V er) gene that...
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Familial Mediterranean fever may mimic acute appendicitis in children
Acute appendicitis is the most common surgical emergency in children. Diagnosis and management are often straightforward. However, familial...
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Evaluation of serum prolidase level in children with Familial Mediterranean Fever
BackgroundFMF (Familial Mediterranean Fever) is the most prevalent autoinflammatory disease. It arises due to mutations in the pyrin-encoding MEFV...
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Role of serum calprotectin in identifying familial Mediterranean fever attacks
Background/AimThe aim of the study was to evaluate serum calprotectin (CLP) levels in familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) patients and to investigate...
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Gray zone in the spectrum of autoinflammatory diseases: familial Mediterranean fever accompanying periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis, and adenitis syndrome: single-center experience
Despite the advanced knowledge concerning autoinflammatory diseases (AID), more data regarding the optimal treatment options and outcomes of the...
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The assessment of fatigue and sleep quality among children and adolescents with familial Mediterranean fever: A case-control and correlation study
To evaluate the sleep quality and fatigue levels in children with familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) in comparison to healthy children. The Pediatric...
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Is it possible to extend the dose interval of canakinumab treatment in children with familial Mediterranean fever? PeRA group experience
BackgroundThere is no clear data on the optimal duration of treatment with anti-interleukin-1 drugs in colchicine-resistant familial Mediterranean...
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A patient with familial Mediterranean fever mimicking diarrhea-dominant irritable bowel syndrome who successfully responded to treatment with colchicine: a case report
BackgroundIrritable bowel syndrome is a functional gastrointestinal disease. Visceral hypersensitivity is the most important pathophysiology in...
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Treat-to-target strategies for the management of familial Mediterranean Fever in children
BackgroundThe objective of this initiative was to develop a treat-to-target (T2T) approach for the management of patients with Familial Mediterranean...
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Cardiac functions and pericardial thickness changes in familial Mediterranean fever patients
BackgroundThe goal of the study is to ascertain how the pericardium and heart functions alter in patients with familial Mediterranean fever (FMF)...
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The effect of canakinumab treatment on growth parameters in children with familial Mediterranean fever
Introduction/objectivesThis study aimed to evaluate the effect of canakinumab on growth parameters in children with familial Mediterranean fever...
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Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 genotype 4G/5G associates with skin involvement in Armenian familial Mediterranean fever patients
There is little and conflicting data on the role of the plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 ( PAI-1 , SERPINE1 ) 4G/5G polymorphism in familial...
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The efficacy of a single-dose anakinra injection during disease attack in pediatric familial Mediterranean fever
The aim of this retrospective study is to evaluate the efficacy of a single-dose anakinra during familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) attacks and its...
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Effects of intrauterine device use on attack frequency and severity ın woman of reproductive age with familial Mediterranean fever
AimFamilial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is the most common inherited autoinflammatory disease in the world. There are known triggers to initiate an FMF...