Prevalence of Familial Mediterranean Fever in Children with Cryptogenic Cirrhosis

VAROL F. İ., TABEL Y., YOLOĞLU S., YEŞİLADA E.

JOURNAL OF TROPICAL PEDIATRICS, cilt.67, sa.3, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 67 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1093/tropej/fmab019
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF TROPICAL PEDIATRICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, PASCAL, CAB Abstracts, CINAHL, EMBASE, Index Islamicus, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: children, chronic liver disease, cryptogenic cirrhosis, familial Mediterranean fever, LIVER, BIOMARKERS
  • İnönü Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an autoinflammatory disease characterized by abdominal and chest pain and recurrent fever due to inflammation in the serosal membranes such as peritoneum, pleura and synovia. In FMF, recurrent inflammatory cytokine production may lead to cirrhosis. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of FMF in children with cryptogenic cirrhosis and it was found to be high, to add FMF among the etiological causes of cirrhosis.