Coexistence of Familial Mediterranean fever with sacroiliitis and Behcet's disease: A rare occurrence

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 397-399

  Birlik, M ^a   Tunca, M ^a   Hizli, N ^a   Soyturk M ^a   Yenicerioglu Y ^a   Ozcan M A ^a   El, O ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Behcet's disease; Familial Mediterranean fever; Sacroiliitis

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; COLCHICINE; FIBRINOGEN; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHCET DISEASE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ERYTHEMA NODOSUM; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; GENITAL ULCER; HUMAN; MALE; MOUTH ULCER; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACROILIITIS;

ADULT; ARTHRITIS; BEHCET SYNDROME; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; HUMANS; MALE; SACROILIAC JOINT;

EID: 0031787901     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01450901     Document Type: Article

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