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Validation of the new paediatric criteria for the diagnosis of familial Mediterranean fever: data from a mixed population of 100 children from the French reference centre for auto-inflammatory disorders.
Rheumatology (Oxford, England) - 1 Nov 2010
Kondi Anuela, Hentgen Véronique, Piram Maryam, Letierce Alexia, Guillaume-Czitrom Séverine, Koné-Paut Isabelle
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OBJECTIVE: We aimed to validate the new paediatric criteria for diagnosis of FMF in a mixed population of 100 French patients. METHODS: The study group included 100 FMF children from the French reference centre for auto-inflammatory disorders. A control group of 40 patients with unexplained recurrent fever was reviewed in parallel. Both groups of patients were assessed for both the Tel Hashomer and the new...
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