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Familial Mediterranean fever in children and adolescents: factors for colchicine dosage and predicting parameters for dose increase.
Rheumatology (Oxford, England) - 1 Sept 2017
Knieper Anne-Marie, Klotsche Jens, Lainka Elke, Berger Thomas, Dressler Frank, Jansson Annette F, Rietschel Christoph, Oommen Prasad T, Berendes Rainer, Niehues Tim, Neudorf Ulrich, Foell Dirk, Wittkowski Helmut, Kallinich Tilmann
Abstract excerpt
Objectives: The aim was to analyse factors influencing the individual colchicine dose in children with FMF, to evaluate the impact of dose adjustment on the clinical course and inflammation and to identify clinical parameters and biomarkers that predict dose increase in the near future. Methods: Data from 409 paediatric FMF patients (4566 visits) derived from the national auto-inflammatory diseases registry were...
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