enthesopathy/fever

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of enthesopathy in familial Mediterranean fever by using a newly developed sonographic method, the Madrid Sonographic Enthesitis Index (MASEI). METHODS The study included 50 consecutive patients with familial Mediterranean fever and 57

Enthesopathy is pathology of bony insertions of tendons, ligaments or joint capsules. It is a frequent finding in rheumatic diseases, like ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and Behçet's disease. Musculoskeletal complaints are common in patients with familial Mediterranean fever (FMF), and these could be a

OBJECTIVE Exertional leg pain is a characteristic musculoskeletal manifestation of familial Mediterranean fever (FMF). We aimed to define the frequency and characteristics of exertional leg pain in a large cohort of FMF patients and to evaluate for additional signs and symptoms of spondyloarthritis

Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is a systemic hereditary autoinflammatory disorder. The present study aimed to investigate the relationship of enthesitis to FMF and to search the potential association between enthesitis and MEFV gene missense variations in patients with FMF. The study consisted

The aim of the study was to determine the economical impact of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) in Turkey. A total of 100 patients (69 F/31 M) with JIA and 100 with FMF (68 F/32 F) who were consecutively seen in the outpatient clinic of the pediatric

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study is to evaluate the frequency of juvenile spondyloarthropathies (JSpA) in childhood familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) patients from a single tertiary centre. Additionally, we aimed to investigate the main clinical characteristics of FMF patients with coexistence of

OBJECTIVE Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is characterized by recurrent episodes of fever, peritonitis, arthritis, and pleuritis, caused by neutrophil-induced sterile serositis. Another clinical manifestation in patients with FMF is exertional leg and ankle pain that appears after minor exercise,

OBJECTIVE To review prevalence of rheumatic disorders in Sub-saharan Africa and in the context of current medical practice in the region assess the need for service and educational provision. METHODS Medline, (English, French). Pre-Medline literature review from the 1950's (Current contents).

Enteric pathogens are an endemic cause of acute diarrheal diseases among Peruvians. The frequency of HLA-B27 in the general population (0%-3%) is lower than that among Caucasians in the United States, Canada, and Europe (6%-14%). It was believed that both of these factors were likely to interact to

The objective of this study is to review the data on entheseal involvement in systemic disorders. A Pubmed search utilizing the indexing terms "enthesis" and "enthesitis" was conducted and the data pertinent to the aim of the review was extracted and organized in accordance with the preplanned