Increased psoriasis frequency in patients with familial Mediterranean fever

ERDEN A., BATU AKAL E. D., Seyhoglu E., Sari A., Sonmez H. E., Armagan B., ...Daha Fazla

UPSALA JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, cilt.123, sa.1, ss.57-61, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 123 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/03009734.2017.1423425
  • Dergi Adı: UPSALA JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.57-61
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Epidemiology, familial Mediterranean fever, psoriasis, rheumatology, COLCHICINE, DIAGNOSIS, ARTHRITIS, CRITERIA, CHILDREN
  • Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Objective: Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is a periodic fever syndrome caused by MEFV mutations. FMF may be associated with psoriasis in some cases. The prevalence of psoriasis in the normal Turkish population is 0.42%. We aimed to investigate the prevalence of psoriasis among FMF patients and their relatives.