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Frequency of functional gastrointestinal disorders in children with familial Mediterranean fever

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Abstract

Introduction

Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is characterized by self-limiting fever episodes usually accompanied by serositis, arthralgia, and arthritis. Functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) are diseases in which brain-gut axis and low-grade inflammation take part in pathogenesis. We aimed to study the FGIDs frequencies and possible risk factors for FGIDs in children with FMF.

Method

This case-control study included 103 children with FMF followed up between July 2016 and July 2018 and 100 healthy controls. Age, gender, disease characteristics, and MEFV gene results were recorded retrospectively. Laboratory parameters were obtained at the time of study enrollment. Diagnosis of FGIDs was assessed with Rome IV criteria.

Results

The mean age at study enrollment was 12.58 ± 3.79 and 9.71 ± 3.59 years in FMF and healthy control groups, respectively. Overall FGID frequency was 39.8% (n = 41) in FMF patients and 19% (n = 19) in the control group. Functional dyspepsia and irritable bowel syndrome (particularly constipation predominant subtype) rates were statistically higher in the FMF group. In detail, genotype, age at onset, symptoms, colchicine duration, and colchicine responses did not differ between FMF patients in regard to having FGIDs.

Conclusions

This study showed that children with FMF may predispose to pain predominant FGIDs. We also suggest that FGIDs should be considered in FMF patients suffering recurrent abdominal pain episodes unaccompanied by APR elevation, which can be also named as incomplete FMF attacks.

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  1. Department of Pediatric Rheumatology, Cukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Saricam, 01331, Adana, Turkey

    Rabia Miray Kisla Ekinci, Sibel Balcı & Mustafa Yilmaz

  2. Department of Pediatrics, Cukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Adana, Turkey

    Eray Akay

  3. Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Cukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Adana, Turkey

    Gokhan Tumgor

  4. Department of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, Cukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Adana, Turkey

    Dilek Dogruel & Derya Ufuk Altintas

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Ekinci, R.M.K., Balcı, S., Akay, E. et al. Frequency of functional gastrointestinal disorders in children with familial Mediterranean fever. Clin Rheumatol 38, 921–926 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-019-04452-1

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