Evaluation of nailfold capillaries in familial Mediterranean fever patients.

Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an autosomal recessive disease characterized by recurrent inflammatory febrile attacks, abdominal, chest or joint pain, myalgia, and erysipelas-like skin lesions. Several types of vasculitis are associated with FMF such as polyarteritis nodosa and Henoch-Schönlein purpura. We aimed to determine microvascular abnormalities in FMF patients via nailfold capillaroscopy using a dermoscope.

Characteristics of pruritus in children on peritoneal dialysis.

Background/aims: The aim of this study was to evaluate the characteristics of pruritus in pediatric patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis.

Patients And Methods: Twenty-seven patients (16 females, 11 males), aged between 5 and 18 years, were evaluated for the presence, intensity, onset, activation time, duration, characteristics, localization and increasing factors for pruritus. The intensity of pruritus was scored using a visual analog scale.