Is plasmapheresis a potential treatment for familial Mediterranean fever patients resistant or intolerant to colchicine?

Int J Rheum Dis. 2017 Dec;20(12):2230-2232. doi: 10.1111/1756-185X.12853. Epub 2016 Mar 1.

Authors

Gohar Shahsuvaryan¹, Hasmik Hayrapetyan¹, Tamara Sarkisian¹, Eldad Ben-Chetrit²

Affiliations

¹ Center of Medical Genetics and Primary Health Care, Yerevan, Armenia.
² Rheumatology Unit, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.

PMID: 26929063
DOI: 10.1111/1756-185X.12853

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Colchicine / adverse effects*
Disease Progression
Drug Resistance*
Familial Mediterranean Fever / blood
Familial Mediterranean Fever / diagnosis
Familial Mediterranean Fever / immunology
Familial Mediterranean Fever / therapy*
Female
Humans
Immunosuppressive Agents / adverse effects*
Male
Middle Aged
Plasmapheresis*
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Immunosuppressive Agents
Colchicine