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ArticleClinical rheumatology2022

The expanded spectrum of arthritis in children with familial Mediterranean fever.

Pinar Ozge Avar-Aydın, Zeynep Birsin Ozcakar, Fatma Aydın, Hatice Dilara Karakas, Nilgun Cakar, Fatos Yalcınkaya

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Pinar Ozge Avar-AydınDepartment of Pediatric Rheumatology, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7469-109X
Zeynep Birsin OzcakarDepartment of Pediatric Rheumatology, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6376-9189
Fatma AydınDepartment of Pediatric Rheumatology, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0306-7473
Hatice Dilara KarakasDepartment of Pediatric Rheumatology, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7064-6224
Nilgun CakarDepartment of Pediatric Rheumatology, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1853-0101
Fatos YalcınkayaDepartment of Pediatric Rheumatology, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. fatos.yalcinkaya@medicine.ankara.edu.tr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6467-7470
Ankara University · TR

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Abstract

introductionFamilial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is the most common monogenic autoinflammatory disease that can present with various forms of arthritis. This retrospective study aims to evaluate the characteristics of patients with arthritis in a large pediatric cohort of FMF patients.

methodsThe demographic and clinical data were extracted from electronic medical records. Patients with arthritis were grouped as arthritis of FMF and arthritis of FMF-associated diseases.

resultsA total of 541 patients were followed with a diagnosis of FMF in the last 5 years. Acute arthritis of FMF (n: 138) was the most common cause. It showed a recurrent course in the majority with a longer duration than other attack symptoms. Significantly higher frequencies of biallelic exon 10 and M694V mutations, erysipelas-like erythema, and protracted febrile myalgia were detected in these patients, particularly in those older than 2 years of age. Sacroiliitis of FMF was the second most common cause (n: 19). Patients with acute arthritis and sacroiliitis of FMF needed higher doses of colchicine. One patient with neonatal-onset FMF and M694V homozygosity was diagnosed with protracted arthritis. Arthritides of FMF-associated diseases including IgA vasculitis (n: 10), juvenile idiopathic arthritis (n: 9), chronic nonbacterial osteomyelitis (n: 5), and inflammatory bowel disease (n: 2) were detected in 26 patients.

conclusionsArthritis is an important clinical finding of FMF mostly associated with M694V mutations. The frequency of protracted arthritis is declined, whereas sacroiliitis of FMF and arthritis of associated diseases expand the spectrum of arthritis. This study represents the changing face and current perspectives of arthritis in FMF. Key Points • Arthritis is an important clinical finding of familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) that can present in various forms • Arthritis is most likely associated with M694V mutations • The frequency of protracted arthritis is declined whereas sacroiliitis of FMF and arthritis of associated diseases expand the spectrum of arthritis in FMF.

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Arthritis, JuvenileFamilial Mediterranean FeverSacroiliitisChildHumansInfant, NewbornMutationPyrinRetrospective StudiesPyrinArthritisFamilial Mediterranean feverFMF-associated diseasesSacroiliitis

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