Open AccessEfficacy of anti-interleukin-1 treatment in colchicine-resistant arthritis in patients with familial Mediterranean fever
Author(s) -
Demet Yalçın Kehribar,
Metin Özgen
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
european journal of rheumatology :/european journal of rheumatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2147-9720
pISSN - 2148-4279
DOI - 10.5152/eurjrheum.2020.20126
Subject(s) - medicine , colchicine , familial mediterranean fever , discontinuation , arthritis , adverse effect , inflammatory arthritis , rheumatoid arthritis , concomitant , combination therapy , surgery , gastroenterology , disease
In the familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) clinic, arthritis is among the most common symptoms, and it generally responds well to colchicine treatment. However, cases of patients with chronic prolonged colchicine-resistant arthritis have been reported, and there are inadequate studies on the treatments to be used for such patients.