Non-canonical manifestations of familial Mediterranean fever: a changing paradigm

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 1503-1511

  Rigante, Donato ^a   Lopalco, Giuseppe ^b   Tarantino, Giusyda ^a   Compagnone, Adele ^a   Fastiggi, Michele ^a   Cantarini, Luca ^c  

^a FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autoinflammation; Colchicine; Familial Mediterranean fever; Interleukin 1

Indexed keywords

AMYLOIDOSIS; ARTICLE; AUTOINFLAMMATORY DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COCHLEA INJURY; ERYSIPELAS; EYE DISEASE; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INTESTINE INJURY; LIVER INJURY; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION SYNDROME; MYALGIA; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; ORCHITIS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; THROMBOSIS; VASCULITIS; COMPLICATION; GENETICS;

COLCHICINE;

AMYLOIDOSIS; COLCHICINE; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; HUMANS; VASCULITIS;

EID: 84940438436     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: 14349949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-015-2916-z     Document Type: Article

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