Ulcerative Colitis and Familial Mediterranean Fever: Can Anakinra Treat Both?

Authors :: Kaly L
Rozenbaum M
Rimar D
Slobodin G
Boulman N
Awisat A
Ginsberg S
Jiries N
Rosner I
Source :: ACG case reports journal [ACG Case Rep J] 2019 Jul 29; Vol. 6 (7), pp. e00143. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Jul 29 (Print Publication: 2019).
Publication Year :: 2019
Abstract: Anakinra is a biological drug used in rheumatoid arthritis and several autoinflammatory diseases. Its main side effects are injection site reactions and increased infection rate. We present a 28-year-old man with familial Mediterranean fever, whose disease went into remission on anakinra, with concomitant flare of his ulcerative colitis.<br /> (© 2019 The Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of The American College of Gastroenterology.)