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Aktı S, Albayrak E. Evaluation of Liver and Spleen With Shear Wave Elastography in Adult Patients With Familial Mediterranean Fever. Ultrasound Q 2023; 39:165-170. [PMID: 36165616 DOI: 10.1097/ruq.0000000000000628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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ABSTRACT Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an autoinflammatory disease and an important health problem in countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean, including Turkey. In this study, we aimed to evaluate possible tissue stiffness changes that may develop in the liver and spleen in adult FMF patients with shear wave elastography (SWE), and its usability as an auxiliary imaging method that will be able to provide additional advantage in clinical follow-up. Seventy-five adult FMF patients and 73 adult volunteer were included in the study. Examination was performed through an intercostal space where the liver and spleen were clearly visible. The parenchymal stiffness degrees of the liver and spleen were quantified by shear modulus values in kilopascals. Differences in stiffness values of the liver and spleen between the 2 groups were examined. Liver stiffness value (LSV) was found to be statistically significantly higher in the FMF group. Although the spleen stiffness value (SSV) was found higher in the FMF group, the difference between the groups was not statistically significant. Increased LSVs in patients with FMF can be quantitatively demonstrated by the 2-dimensional SWE method, and SWE may be useful as an auxiliary imaging method in the follow-up of patients with FMF for this purpose. The LSV and SSV obtained in this study may be useful as reference stiffness values for both healthy individuals and those with FMF.
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- Serdar Aktı
- Department of Radiology, Erbaa State Hospital
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- Department of Radiology, Medical Faculty, Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University, Tokat, Turkey
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Albayrak E, Akbas MG. Diagnostic Efficacy of Renal 2-D Shear Wave Elastography in Familial Mediterranean Fever Disease. Ultrasound Q 2023; 39:171-178. [PMID: 36943738 DOI: 10.1097/ruq.0000000000000640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/23/2023]
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ABSTRACT The aims of this study were to evaluate the kidneys of patients with familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) noninvasively and quantitatively using 2-D shear wave elastography (SWE) and to reveal the diagnostic efficacy of SWE in FMF-induced renal involvement. Healthy controls, FMF patients, and FMF patients with proteinuria were included in the study, and differences in renal stiffness values between the groups were examined. In addition, a relationship between age, sex, height, weight, body mass index, serum erythrocyte sedimentation rate, C-reactive protein, glomerular filtration rate, and renal stiffness values was evaluated. A total of 120 subjects, including 60 controls, 41 FMF patients without proteinuria, and 19 FMF patients with proteinuria, were enrolled in the study. Renal stiffness values were found to be significantly higher in the group with FMF compared with the control group. In addition, the values in the proteinuria group were higher than both the control group and FMF patients without proteinuria ( P < 0.001). A significant positive correlation was found between the renal stiffness value and C-reactive protein. According to receiver operating characteristic analysis, the mean renal stiffness value was 7.905 kPa or greater to determine FMF-induced proteinuria. The current study shows that renal stiffness values were higher in FMF patients compared with the normal population and the values showed further increase in the presence of proteinuria, which indicates a more advanced stage of renal involvement of the disease. These findings reveal that SWE can be used as a noninvasive diagnostic tool in the diagnosis, follow-up, and evaluating the severity of FMF.
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- Eda Albayrak
- Department of Radiology, Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University, Medical Faculty, Tokat, Turkey
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Kayalı A, Öztürk Keleş F, Seyfettin A, Dirican E, Çelik MM. An evaluation with shear wave elastography of kidney elasticity in patients with familial Mediterranean fever. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ULTRASOUND : JCU 2023; 51:177-183. [PMID: 36251543 DOI: 10.1002/jcu.23375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2022] [Revised: 09/18/2022] [Accepted: 09/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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PURPOSE To investigate the changes in kidney elasticity in patients with familial Mediterranean fever using the non-invasive diagnostic method of shear wave elastography (SWE). METHODS The kidney elasticity of 35 FMF patients and 23 healthy control subjects was evaluated with SWE. The relationships were evaluated of the SWE values with eGFR, microproteinuria, FMF severity score, number of attacks per month, and colchicine doses of the FMF patients. RESULTS The kidney stiffness and velocity values of the FMF patients were found to be higher than those of the control group (p < 0.001). A negative correlation was found between the renal stiffness and velocity values and the colchicine dose (r = -0.48, p = 0.004, and r = -0.50, p = 0.003, respectively). CONCLUSION The results of the current study demonstrated that the SWE values of the FMF patients were significantly higher than those of the control group. SWE can be used as an alternative method in the follow up of FMF patients. In addition, a negative correlation was determined between the colchicine dose and renal stiffness. This suggests that SWE values could be used in the adjustments of colchicine doses. However, there is a need for further studies with greater numbers of patients to support this hypothesis.
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- Alperen Kayalı
- Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Hatay Mustafa Kemal University, Antakya, Hatay, Turkey
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- Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Hatay Mustafa Kemal University, Antakya, Hatay, Turkey
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- Department of Radiology, Osmaniye State Hospital, Osmaniye, Turkey
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- Department of Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine, Hatay Mustafa Kemal University, Antakya, Hatay, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Hatay Mustafa Kemal University, Antakya, Hatay, Turkey
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Wekell P, Wester T. Familial Mediterranean fever may mimic acute appendicitis in children. Pediatr Surg Int 2022; 38:1099-1104. [PMID: 35737103 PMCID: PMC9259538 DOI: 10.1007/s00383-022-05153-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Acute appendicitis is the most common surgical emergency in children. Diagnosis and management are often straightforward. However, familial Mediterranean fever is an important condition to consider in the assessment of children with acute abdominal pain, particularly in children with an origin in eastern Mediterranean basin where the disease is common. The key feature of familial Mediterranean fever is relapsing episodes of fever and serositis including peritonitis, pleurisy, or arthritis. The disease is treated with colchicine that prevents acute attacks, control subclinical inflammation between the attacks and the long-term complication of amyloidosis. The acute attacks may be a challenge to identify and distinguish from other causes of acute abdomen, including acute appendicitis, but also small bowel obstruction. Ultrasound and CT scan findings are nonspecific during acute attacks of familial Mediterranean fever, but imaging is useful to identify acute appendicitis and small bowel obstruction. The purpose of this article was to increase the awareness and knowledge of familial Mediterranean fever and provide support for the paediatric surgeon in the clinical care of these children in parts of the world where familial Mediterranean fever is rare.
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- Per Wekell
- grid.459843.70000 0004 0624 0259Department of Pediatrics, NU-Hospital Group, Uddevalla, Sweden ,grid.8761.80000 0000 9919 9582Department of Pediatrics, Sahlgrenska Academy, Institute of Clinical Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- grid.24381.3c0000 0000 9241 5705Department of Pediatric Surgery, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden ,grid.4714.60000 0004 1937 0626Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Ahmed MH, Ibrahim AM, Ragab SM, Mahros AM. Musculoskeletal and neurological manifestations in a cohort of Egyptian Familial Mediterranean fever patients: genotype-phenotype correlation. EGYPTIAN RHEUMATOLOGY AND REHABILITATION 2022. [DOI: 10.1186/s43166-021-00106-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background
Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) is a periodic auto-inflammatory disease with multiple systemic manifestations. This study aims to describe the various musculoskeletal and neurological manifestations in a cohort of Egyptian FMF patients and to evaluate their relation to the different Mediterranean fever gene (MEFV) mutations.
Results
This study involved 145 FMF patients, of them 62.1% were females and 31.7% were of the pediatric age. All involved patients had homozygous MEFV gene mutation. The presenting manifestation in 71.9% of these patients was abdominal pain followed by musculoskeletal manifestations in 35.2% of them. 38.6 % of the involved patients had arthritis during the period of follow-up. Monoarthritis was the most frequent pattern of arthritis. Arthralgia was present in 96.6% of the studied patients. Myalgia was present in 19.3% of the studied patients especially involving the lower limb muscles with one case of protracted febrile myalgia. Neurological manifestations were present in about 86.9 % of patients with vertigo, paresthesia, and seizures as the most common. Five major MEFV gene mutations were found in most of the studied patients (135 patients): M694V, M680I, E148Q, V726A, and M694I. When a comparative study was done between these five major mutations according to the age of onset of the symptoms, different musculoskeletal and neurological manifestations, ESR, serum amyloid level and dose of colchicine, no statistical difference was found.
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Musculoskeletal manifestation is the second most common presenting symptom in a cohort of Egyptian FMF patients after abdominal pain. Arthralgia is the most frequent musculoskeletal manifestation while monoarthritis of the knee or ankle joint is the most common pattern of arthritis in FMF patients. Vertigo, paresthesia, and seizures are the most frequent neurological manifestations. Musculoskeletal manifestations, neurological manifestations, serum amyloid level, and dose of colchicine are not related to the type of the genetic mutation in this cohort.
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Abdalla Ibrahim A, Smeets P, Goethals I. Is there a role for 18F-FDG PET-CT in Familial Mediterranean fever? A case report and overview of the literature. Radiol Case Rep 2021; 16:1700-1707. [PMID: 34007387 PMCID: PMC8111467 DOI: 10.1016/j.radcr.2021.03.071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2020] [Revised: 03/29/2021] [Accepted: 03/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) is an autosomal recessive disorder that is characterised by recurrent attacks of fever and painful polyserositis mainly affecting the peritoneum, synovium and pleura that usually begins in childhood. Even though diagnostic criteria have been proposed, conclusive imaging findings or haematological markers for the diagnosis or follow-up of FMF are still lacking. In this case report we present the 18F-FDG PET-CT findings in a 55 year old female during an attack of FMF. We briefly discuss the added value of 18F-FDG PET-CT in the diagnosis and the work-up of FMF, which may open up new applications for 18F-FDG PET-CT in non-infectious inflammatory diseases.
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- A. Abdalla Ibrahim
- Nuclear Medicine department, University hospital Gent. Belgium
- Corresponding author:
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- Radiology department, University hospital Gent, Belgium
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- Nuclear Medicine department, University hospital Gent. Belgium
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Alsharief AN, Laxer RM, Wang Q, Stimec J, Man C, Babyn P, Doria AS. Monogenic autoinflammatory diseases in children: single center experience with clinical, genetic, and imaging review. Insights Imaging 2020; 11:87. [PMID: 32737687 PMCID: PMC7394994 DOI: 10.1186/s13244-020-00889-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2020] [Accepted: 06/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Purpose 1. To review the contemporary literature and present a list of the imaging findings for patients with autoinflammatory diseases from our hospital. All these patients are found to have a genetic mutation that is responsible for their disease. 2. To present follow-up imaging findings, when available, and correlate those with symptoms and type of treatment administered in approximately 40 patients with autoinflammatory diseases of a single tertiary pediatric health care center including familial Mediterranean fever, Cryopyrin-associated autoinflammatory syndrome, PAPA (pyogenic arthritis, pyoderma gangrenousum, and acne) syndrome, and more. These findings are related to disease progression, treatment response, or treatment-induced changes. Conclusion Autoinflammatory diseases are relatively rare entities that can affect any system of the body. Given the many nonspecific imaging features, awareness of these diseases and good communication with clinicians aid in reaching an accurate diagnosis.
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- Alaa N Alsharief
- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada. .,Medical Imaging Department, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdulaziz Medical City - Western Region, Old Makkah Road Kilo 24 1 Western, P.O. Box 9515, Jeddah, 21423, Saudi Arabia.
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- Department of Paediatric, Division of Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- York Radiology Consultants, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Royal University Hospital, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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Navallas M, Inarejos Clemente EJ, Iglesias E, Rebollo-Polo M, Zaki FM, Navarro OM. Autoinflammatory diseases in childhood, part 1: monogenic syndromes. Pediatr Radiol 2020; 50:415-430. [PMID: 32065272 DOI: 10.1007/s00247-019-04536-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2019] [Revised: 08/14/2019] [Accepted: 09/10/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Autoinflammatory diseases constitute a family of disorders defined by aberrant stimulation of inflammatory pathways without involving antigen-directed autoimmunity. They may be divided into monogenic and polygenic types. Monogenic autoinflammatory syndromes are those with identified genetic mutations, such as familial Mediterranean fever, tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated periodic fever syndrome (TRAPS), mevalonate kinase deficiency or hyperimmunoglobulin D syndrome, cryopyrin-associated periodic fever syndromes (CAPS), pyogenic arthritis pyoderma gangrenosum and acne (PAPA) syndrome, interleukin-10 and interleukin-10 receptor deficiencies, adenosine deaminase 2 deficiency and pediatric sarcoidosis. Those without an identified genetic mutation are known as polygenic and include systemic-onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis, idiopathic recurrent acute pericarditis, Behçet syndrome, chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis and inflammatory bowel disease among others. Autoinflammatory disorders are defined by repeating episodes or persistent fever, rash, serositis, lymphadenopathy, arthritis and increased acute phase reactants, and thus may mimic infections clinically. Most monogenic autoinflammatory syndromes present in childhood. However, because of their infrequency, diverse and nonspecific presentation, and the relatively new genetic recognition, diagnosis is usually delayed. In this article, which is Part 1 of a two-part series, the authors update monogenic autoinflammatory diseases in children with special emphasis on imaging features that may help establish the correct diagnosis.
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- María Navallas
- Department of Radiology, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Passeig Sant Joan de Déu, 2. 08950 Esplugues de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain. .,Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada. .,Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada.
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- Department of Radiology, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Passeig Sant Joan de Déu, 2. 08950 Esplugues de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Radiology, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Passeig Sant Joan de Déu, 2. 08950 Esplugues de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Radiology, UKM Medical Center, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
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Zarouk WA, El-Bassyouni HT, Ramadan A, Fayez AG, Esmaiel NN, Foda BM, Kobiesy MM, Zekry ME, Lotfy RS, Shehata GM. Screening of the most common MEFV mutations in a large cohort of Egyptian patients with Familial Mediterranean fever. GENE REPORTS 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.genrep.2018.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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A Case of Familial Mediterranean Fever with Extensive Lymphadenopathy and Complex Heterozygous Genotype Presenting in the Fourth Decade. Case Rep Rheumatol 2018; 2018:9670801. [PMID: 29808155 PMCID: PMC5901998 DOI: 10.1155/2018/9670801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2018] [Accepted: 03/18/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an inherited disease caused by loss of function mutations in the MEFV gene encoding pyrin, a negative regulator of interleukin-1. The disease is characterized by recurrent fever and self-limited attacks of joint, chest, and abdominal pain but lymphadenopathy is an infrequent manifestation. While mesenteric lymphadenopathy has been described in several cases in the literature; hilar, paratracheal, axillary, pelvic, and retroperitoneal lymphadenopathy are extremely rare and have been reported separately in very few individuals. In this report, we present a patient with late-onset FMF with extensive lymphadenopathy in all of the aforementioned anatomic regions. Genetic analysis identified three heterozygous pyrin mutations in a patient with no affected family members. Genetic investigation of the patient's mother identified a novel carrier haplotype E148Q/P369S. The proband also inherited the previously described and rare A744S mutation previously not thought to be a disease-defining lesion. This unique compound heterozygous genotype resulted in a novel genotype-phenotype association producing an atypical clinical presentation of FMF that fits within the pattern of several case reports of late-onset disease with respect to clinical course and therapeutic response.
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Bouomrani S, Ghribi I, Regaïeg F, Belgacem N, Trabelsi S, Lassoued N, Baïli H, Béji M. Le mésothéliome péritonéal malin au cours de la fièvre méditerranéenne familiale. ONCOLOGIE 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s10269-017-2739-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is autoinflammatory disorder characterized by sporadic attacks of fever, peritonitis, pleuritis, and arthritis. It is mainly seen in patients from Mediterranean origins, but it is now reported more frequently in Europe and North America due to immigration. To analyze the data on the cardiovascular manifestations in FMF patients, we searched PubMed using the terms "Familial Mediterranean Fever" or "FMF" in combination with other key words including "cardiovascular diseases" "pericardial diseases" "atherosclerosis" "coronary artery diseases" "cardiomyopathy" "pulmonary hypertension" or "valvular diseases." suggested several mechanisms to explain the cardiac involvements in FMF including the ongoing inflammation and the amyloid deposits in the heart and vessels' walls at the advanced stages of FMF. The course of these manifestations varies widely, but it can associate with poor prognosis in some cases such as with pulmonary hypertension. Interestingly, Colchicine, which is the cornerstone therapy of FMF, plays a vital role in treating and preventing some of these disorders. In this article, In this article, we will discuss the incidence, pathophysiology, and prognosis of the various cardiac manifestations affecting FMF patients.
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- Ahmad Alsarah
- Department of Internal Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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Ünal E, Onur MR, Akpinar E, Karcaaltincaba M. Primary retroperitoneal fasciitis; A rare cause of acute abdominal pain. Am J Emerg Med 2017; 35:1040.e1-1040.e4. [PMID: 28274713 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2017.02.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2017] [Revised: 02/26/2017] [Accepted: 02/28/2017] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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ter Haar NM, Annink KV, Al-Mayouf SM, Amaryan G, Anton J, Barron KS, Benseler SM, Brogan PA, Cantarini L, Cattalini M, Cochino AV, De Benedetti F, Dedeoglu F, De Jesus AA, Della Casa Alberighi O, Demirkaya E, Dolezalova P, Durrant KL, Fabio G, Gallizzi R, Goldbach-Mansky R, Hachulla E, Hentgen V, Herlin T, Hofer M, Hoffman HM, Insalaco A, Jansson AF, Kallinich T, Koné-Paut I, Kozlova A, Kuemmerle-Deschner JB, Lachmann HJ, Laxer RM, Martini A, Nielsen S, Nikishina I, Ombrello AK, Ozen S, Papadopoulou-Alataki E, Quartier P, Rigante D, Russo R, Simon A, Trachana M, Uziel Y, Ravelli A, Gattorno M, Frenkel J. Development of the autoinflammatory disease damage index (ADDI). Ann Rheum Dis 2016; 76:821-830. [PMID: 27811147 DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2016-210092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2016] [Revised: 08/27/2016] [Accepted: 10/08/2016] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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ObjectivesAutoinflammatory diseases cause systemic inflammation that can result in damage to multiple organs. A validated instrument is essential to quantify damage in individual patients and to compare disease outcomes in clinical studies. Currently, there is no such tool. Our objective was to develop a common autoinflammatory disease damage index (ADDI) for familial Mediterranean fever, cryopyrin-associated periodic syndromes, tumour necrosis factor receptor-associated periodic fever syndrome and mevalonate kinase deficiency.MethodsWe developed the ADDI by consensus building. The top 40 enrollers of patients in the Eurofever Registry and 9 experts from the Americas participated in multiple rounds of online surveys to select items and definitions. Further, 22 (parents of) patients rated damage items and suggested new items. A consensus meeting was held to refine the items and definitions, which were then formally weighted in a scoring system derived using decision-making software, known as 1000minds.ResultsMore than 80% of the experts and patients completed the online surveys. The preliminary ADDI contains 18 items, categorised in the following eight organ systems: reproductive, renal/amyloidosis, developmental, serosal, neurological, ears, ocular and musculoskeletal damage. The categories renal/amyloidosis and neurological damage were assigned the highest number of points, serosal damage the lowest number of points. The involvement of (parents of) patients resulted in the inclusion of, for example, chronic musculoskeletal pain.ConclusionsAn instrument to measure damage caused by autoinflammatory diseases is developed based on consensus building. Patients fulfilled a significant role in this process.
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Terzi M, Taskın E, Unal Akdemir N, Bagcı H, Onar M. The relationship between familial Mediterranean fever gene (MEFV) mutations and clinical and radiologic parameters in multiple sclerosis patients. Int J Neurosci 2014; 125:116-22. [DOI: 10.3109/00207454.2014.913170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Sarı İ, Birlik M, Kasifoğlu T. Familial Mediterranean fever: An updated review. Eur J Rheumatol 2014; 1:21-33. [PMID: 27708867 DOI: 10.5152/eurjrheum.2014.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2014] [Accepted: 02/05/2014] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) is a hereditary autoinflammatory disorder characterised by acute attacks of fever and serosal inflammation. FMF primarily affects Jewish, Armenian, Turkish, and Arab populations. The disease is accompanied by a marked decrease in quality of life due to the effects of attacks and subclinical inflammation in the attack-free periods. Untreated or inadequately treated patients run the risk of amyloidosis, which is an important cause of morbidity and mortality. In this review, the current information available on FMF is summarised.
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- İsmail Sarı
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Osmangazi University Faculty of Medicine, Eskişehir, Turkey
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ZIC1 Is Silenced and Has Tumor Suppressor Function in Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma. J Thorac Oncol 2013; 8:1317-28. [DOI: 10.1097/jto.0b013e3182a0840a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Carbone M, Ly BH, Dodson RF, Pagano I, Morris PT, Dogan UA, Gazdar AF, Pass HI, Yang H. Malignant mesothelioma: facts, myths, and hypotheses. J Cell Physiol 2012; 227:44-58. [PMID: 21412769 PMCID: PMC3143206 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.22724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 266] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Malignant mesothelioma (MM) is a neoplasm arising from mesothelial cells lining the pleural, peritoneal, and pericardial cavities. Over 20 million people in the US are at risk of developing MM due to asbestos exposure. MM mortality rates are estimated to increase by 5-10% per year in most industrialized countries until about 2020. The incidence of MM in men has continued to rise during the past 50 years, while the incidence in women appears largely unchanged. It is estimated that about 50-80% of pleural MM in men and 20-30% in women developed in individuals whose history indicates asbestos exposure(s) above that expected from most background settings. While rare for women, about 30% of peritoneal mesothelioma in men has been associated with exposure to asbestos. Erionite is a potent carcinogenic mineral fiber capable of causing both pleural and peritoneal MM. Since erionite is considerably less widespread than asbestos, the number of MM cases associated with erionite exposure is smaller. Asbestos induces DNA alterations mostly by inducing mesothelial cells and reactive macrophages to secrete mutagenic oxygen and nitrogen species. In addition, asbestos carcinogenesis is linked to the chronic inflammatory process caused by the deposition of a sufficient number of asbestos fibers and the consequent release of pro-inflammatory molecules, especially HMGB-1, the master switch that starts the inflammatory process, and TNF-alpha by macrophages and mesothelial cells. Genetic predisposition, radiation exposure and viral infection are co-factors that can alone or together with asbestos and erionite cause MM. J. Cell. Physiol. 227: 44-58, 2012. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Michele Carbone
- University of Hawaii Cancer Center, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813, USA.
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