Late Diagnosis of Familial Mediterranean Fever in Kidney Transplant Recipients

Bulent KAYA; Saime PAYDAS; Eda ALTUN; Mustafa BALAL

doi:https://doi.org/10.5455/umj.20160404121134

Article Details

Late Diagnosis of Familial Mediterranean Fever in Kidney Transplant Recipients

Authors:

Bulent KAYA | Saime PAYDAS | Eda ALTUN | Mustafa BALAL

Publisher:

Kemal Türker ULUTAŞ

Journal:

The Ulutas Medical Journal 2016 Vol.2 Issue 1, pp.47-51

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

12/2015

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000802948

Frequency:

Quarterly

eISSN:

2149-388X

pISSN:

2149-0430

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5455/umj.20160404121134

Abstract:

 

Familial Mediterranean Fever  FMF  causing AA amyloidosis and chronic renal failure is also called recurrent polyserositis. Diagnosis of FMF is established by clinical signs and sometimes by genetic analysis for MEFV mutations. We present four cases of kidney transplantation recipients  KTrs . Interestingly, FMF was diagnosed following episodes of acute renal failure, abdominal pain, and/or fever in these KTrs. When colchicine was added to their standard therapy, these events did not develop. Therefore, in cases with unknown etiologies of fever, abdominal pain, and even acute renal failure in KTrs, FMF should also be considered, particularly in certain geographic areas and ethnic groups.

Article Details

Late Diagnosis of Familial Mediterranean Fever in Kidney Transplant Recipients

Authors: Bulent KAYA | Saime PAYDAS | Eda ALTUN | Mustafa BALAL

Publisher: Kemal Türker ULUTAŞ

Journal: The Ulutas Medical Journal 2016 Vol.2 Issue 1, pp.47-51

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 12/2015

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2000802948

Frequency: Quarterly

eISSN: 2149-388X

pISSN: 2149-0430

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5455/umj.20160404121134

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Authors:

Bulent KAYA | Saime PAYDAS | Eda ALTUN | Mustafa BALAL

Publisher:

Kemal Türker ULUTAŞ

Journal:

The Ulutas Medical Journal 2016 Vol.2 Issue 1, pp.47-51

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

12/2015

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000802948

Frequency:

Quarterly

eISSN:

2149-388X

pISSN:

2149-0430

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5455/umj.20160404121134