M Kiracı, E Bilgin, E Duran, B Farisoğulları, E C Bölek, G K Yardımcı, Z Ozsoy, G Ayan, G S Uzun, T H Akbaba, B Balci-Peynircioglu, O Karadag, A Akdogan, S A Bilgen, S Kiraz, A I Ertenli, U Kalyoncu, L Kılıç
OBJECTIVE: To compare the demographic, clinical, and radiological features of patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) accompanying familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) to patients with each condition alone. METHOD: Hacettepe University Hospital database was screened regarding ICD-10 codes for FMF (E85.0) and axSpA (M45). The diagnosis of FMF was confirmed by Tel-Hashomer criteria, and axSpA by the presence of sacroiliitis according to the modified New York criteria or active sacroiliitis on magnetic resonance imaging...
December 12, 2022: Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology