Colchicine-resistant familial Mediterranean fever in a renal transplantation patient: Successful treatment with anakinra

Clinical Kidney Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 219-220

  Celebi, Zeynep Kendi ^a   Kucuksahin, Orhan ^a   Sengul, Sule ^a   Tuzuner, Acar ^a   Keven, Kenan ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; BASILIXIMAB; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; COLCHICINE; CREATININE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISOLONE; RECOMBINANT INTERLEUKIN 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; TACROLIMUS;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; AMYLOIDOSIS; ANKLE ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DECREASED APPETITE; DEPRESSION; DIARRHEA; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; END STAGE RENAL DISEASE; EXON; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MIDDLE AGED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA; RECTUM BIOPSY; RECURRENT FEVER; WALKING DIFFICULTY; WORK DISABILITY;

EID: 84897379663     PISSN: 20488505     EISSN: 20488513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ckj/sft164     Document Type: Article

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