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Systemic lupus erythematosus and familial Mediterranean fever: a possible negative association between the two disease entities – report of four cases and review of the literature
- Source :
- Lupus. 17:663-669
- Publication Year :
- 2008
- Publisher :
- SAGE Publications, 2008.
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Abstract
- Serositis is a common clinical manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), as well as being the hallmark of familial Mediterranean fever (FMF), the most prevalent monogenic disease in the Jewish population. We have treated four patients who suffered from both SLE and FMF since 2001 in our clinic, which also serves as the national center for FMF. Our cases illustrate both similarities and dissimilarities between the clinical manifestations of these two diseases, an aspect which should be borne in mind, especially in the young female patients. In general, it seems that co-occurrence of FMF moderates the presentation of lupus.
- Subjects :
- Adult
medicine.medical_specialty
Adolescent
Population
Familial Mediterranean fever
Disease
Negative association
Rheumatology
Pregnancy
immune system diseases
medicine
Humans
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic
Child
skin and connective tissue diseases
education
Serositis
education.field_of_study
Systemic lupus erythematosus
Lupus erythematosus
business.industry
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
Dermatology
Familial Mediterranean Fever
Review Literature as Topic
Jews
Immunology
Female
business
Anti-SSA/Ro autoantibodies
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 14770962 and 09612033
- Volume :
- 17
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Lupus
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....3dfed3544dc1d69643e3216c05cb2fd0