Rheumatology International

, Volume 32, Issue 6, pp 1859–1860 | Cite as

Clinical response to thalidomide and colchicine in two siblings with Behcet’s disease carrying a single mutated MEFV allele

  • Donato Rigante
  • Francesco La Torre
  • Giuseppina Calcagno
  • Fernanda Falcini
Letter to the Editor
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Keywords

Colchicine Thalidomide Familial Mediterranean Fever Fecal Calprotectin MEFV Gene 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Donato Rigante
    • 1
  • Francesco La Torre
    • 2
  • Giuseppina Calcagno
    • 3
  • Fernanda Falcini
    • 4
  1. 1.Department of Pediatric SciencesUniversità Cattolica Sacro CuoreRomeItaly
  2. 2.Department of RheumatologyUniversity of BariBariItaly
  3. 3.Department of Pediatrics, Rheumatology UnitUniversity of MessinaMessinaItaly
  4. 4.Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Rheumatology, Transition ClinicUniversity of FlorenceFlorenceItaly

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