| Title | Association between familial mediterranean fever and retroperitoneal fibrosis: retroperitoneal fibrosis regression after colchicine therapy. | | Author(s) | De Socio G, Cerquaglia C, Curigliano V, Fonnesu C, Giovinale M, Verrecchia E, Marino GM, Natale L, Gasbarrini GB, Manna R | | Institution | Department of Internal Medicine, CatholicUniversity, Rome, Italy. | | Source | Int J Immunopathol Pharmacol 2009 Apr-Jun; 22(2):521-4. | | Abstract | Retroperitoneal fibrosis (RPF) is a disease characterized by inflammatory fibrotic processes affecting the retroperitoneal structures. Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) is an autosomal recessive disorder, characterized by fever and attacks of sterile serositis. Colchicine is the only suitable drug for prevention of acute episodes. We describe a case of association between RPF and FMF in a 48-year-old male, in whom therapy with colchicine, besides preventing acute episodes, allowed RPF regression. To date the association between FMF and RPF and the use of colchicine therapy alone for RPF has not been described. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
| | PubMed ID | 19505404 |
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