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A new set of criteria for the diagnosis of familial Mediterranean fever in childhood

Lara D. Veeken · 2009 · Vol. 48(4) · pp. 395–398

Fatoş Yalçınkaya✉(Ankara University)Seza Özen(Boston Children's Hospital)Zeynep Birsin Özçakar(Boston Children's Museum)Nuray Aktay(Boston Children's Museum)Nilgün Çakar(Boston Children's Museum)Ali Düzova(Boston Children's Hospital)Özgür Kasapçopur(Boston Children's Museum)Atilla Halil Elhan(Boston Children's Hospital)Beyza Doğanay Erdoğan(Boston Children's Museum)Mesı̇ha Ekı̇m(Boston Children's Museum)Nazlı Kara(Boston Children's Museum)Nermin Uncu(Boston Children's Museum)Ayşı̇n Bakkaloğlu(Boston Children's Hospital)

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Abstract

It was demonstrated that although the Tel Hashomer criteria were successful in diagnosing the FMF patients in childhood, its specificity was definitely low in children. The new set of criteria has a high sensitivity and specificity for the diagnosis of FMF and is practical to use on an everyday basis.

Inflammasome and immune disorders IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders ResearchMedicineFamilial Mediterranean feverLogistic regressionInternal medicineArthritisPediatricsDisease

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ChildChild, PreschoolConsanguinityDiagnosis, DifferentialFemaleHealth Status IndicatorsHumansMaleFamilial Mediterranean FeverRisk FactorsSensitivity and SpecificityLogistic ModelsCase-Control StudiesAge of Onset

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Familial Mediterranean fever