Infantile colitis as a novel presentation of familial mediterranean fever responding to colchicine therapy

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 102-105

  Egritas, Odul ^a   Dalgic, Buket ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLCHICINE; CREATINE KINASE MB; MESALAZINE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COLITIS; COLONOSCOPY; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; FECES ANALYSIS; FECES CULTURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANTILE COLITIS; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLCHICINE; COLITIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBULIN MODULATORS;

EID: 79959852417     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: 15364801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e31820cfab1     Document Type: Article

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