Objectives. Several sets of criteria mainly for adults have been proposed for the diagnosis of
FMF. The aim of the present study is to validate the most widely used diagnostic ‘Tel …

Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Amyloidosis, Familial-etiology Child Child,
Preschool Colchicine-therapeutic use Epidemiologic Methods Familial Mediterranean Fever-…

Background: The aim of the present paper was to define the incidence, complications,
morbidity and mortality of hypernatremic dehydration due to inadequate breast‐feeding in a …

Objective To investigate the prevalence of MEFV gene mutations in Turkish patients with
Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP) but with no symptoms of familial Mediterranean fever (FMF). …

Polymorphisms of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) have been shown to affect renal
prognosis in a number of diseases. We examined the influence of deletion (D) and insertion (I) …

Recently, a new set of criteria was established for the diagnosis of familial Mediterranean
fever (FMF) in childhood. The aim of this study is to validate the new criteria set among …

Background : Minimal change nephrotic syndrome (MCNS) is the most common cause of
primary nephrotic syndrome (NS) during childhood. However, recent studies from different …

Cardiovascular abnormalities are observed in most children with end-stage renal disease (ESRD).
The aim of this study was evaluation of left-ventricular (LV) myocardial performance …

In this report, we evaluated the cardiac findings of 15 children with polyarteritis nodosa. The
age range of the patients was 4–14 years; with a mean of 10 years. All have had systemic …

Background: Hypertension is a frequent complication of end-stage renal disease and left
ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is common in patients with poorly controlled hypertension. The …