Anti-interleukin-1 treatment in 26 patients with refractory familial mediterranean fever

201639 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Orhan Küçükşahin · Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University

Mustafa Turgut Yıldızgören · Mustafa Kemal University

Ufuk İlgen · Ankara University

Aşkın Ateş · Turkish Thoracic Society

Gülay Kınıklı · Turkish Thoracic Society

Murat Turgay · Turkish Thoracic Society

Şükran Erten ·

Abstract

Anti-IL-1 agents are rational treatment modalities in patients resistant or intolerant to colchicine. Anti-IL-1 agents can control FMF attacks quite effectively and they have a promising role in the treatment of FMF.

Topics & Keywords

Inflammasome and immune disorders Viral Infections and Vectors Gout, Hyperuricemia, Uric Acid

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Modern Rheumatology

Volume 27, Issue 2, pp. 350-355

DOI: 10.1080/14397595.2016.1194510

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