Is familial Mediterranean fever a possible cofactor for Budd-Chiari syndrome?

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 481-484

  Sari, Sinan ^a,b   Egritas, Odul ^a   Bukulmez, Aysegul ^a   Dalgic, Buket ^a   Soylemezoglu, Oguz ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b GAZI UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLCHICINE; PROPRANOLOL; SPIRONOLACTONE; WARFARIN;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BUDD CHIARI SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER BIOPSY; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BUDD-CHIARI SYNDROME; CHILD; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUTATION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 70349744251     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e3181a8152e     Document Type: Article

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