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Inflammatory biomarker analysis confirms reduced disease severity in heterozygous patients with familial Mediterranean fever.
RMD Open
November 2024
Pediatric Rheumatology and Immunology, University Medicine, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, Munster, Germany.
Article Synopsis
- Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is a genetic condition marked by inflammation episodes, usually treated with colchicine to prevent complications like amyloid A amyloidosis, but its necessity for heterozygous patients is debated.* -
- A study analyzed 747 FMF patients' demographic and inflammatory biomarker data, revealing that heterozygous patients generally exhibited lower inflammatory markers compared to those with more severe genetic variants.* -
- The findings suggest that certain biomarkers (S100A8/A9 and S100A12) can indicate disease activity, and some heterozygous patients may be eligible to safely stop colchicine treatment.*
Risk Stratification for the Intensive Care Unit Following Pancreaticoduodenectomy.
Zentralbl Chir
October 2022
Department of General Surgery, Marien Hospital Herne - University Medical Center of Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany.
Introduction: In view of the limited capacities in intensive care units and the increasing economic burden, identification of risk factors could allow better and more efficient planning. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess independent risk factors for the duration of intensive care unit stay after pancreatoduodenectomy (PD).
Methods: 147 patients who underwent pancreatoduodenectomy in the time period from 2013 to 2015 were identified from a prospective database and a retrospective analysis was performed.
Sonographic assessment of spleen size in Turkish migrants with Familial Mediterranean fever in Germany.
J Ultrasound Med
November 2014
Department of Internal Medicine I, Marienhospital Herne, Medical Center of Ruhr University Bochum, Herne, Germany (A.Ö., M.K., B.F.H., N.P., A.G.); Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Medical Center Bergmannsheil, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany (A.Ö.); and Department of Internal Medicine I, St Josef-Hospital, Medical Center of Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany (R.S., W.S., A.G.).
Objectives: Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) can be associated with splenomegaly. Prospective quantitative data are lacking. We performed a sonographic assessment of spleen size in patients with FMF and healthy control participants to assess its diagnostic value.
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