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Remission of progressive renal failure in familial Mediterranean fever during colchicine treatment. 1985

T Herlin, and K Storm, and B Hamborg-Petersen

Colchicine was administered to a 12 year old girl with familial Mediterranean fever and progressive renal insufficiency. There was immediate resolution of abdominal attacks together with a dramatic fall in the serum creatinine concentration and the degree of proteinuria. At the same time her severely impaired growth was stimulated.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007674 Kidney Diseases Pathological processes of the KIDNEY or its component tissues. Disease, Kidney,Diseases, Kidney,Kidney Disease
D010505 Familial Mediterranean Fever A group of HEREDITARY AUTOINFLAMMATION DISEASES, characterized by recurrent fever, abdominal pain, headache, rash, PLEURISY; and ARTHRITIS. ORCHITIS; benign MENINGITIS; and AMYLOIDOSIS may also occur. Homozygous or compound heterozygous mutations in marenostrin gene encoding PYRIN result in autosomal recessive transmission; simple heterozygous, autosomal dominant form of the disease also exists with mutations in the same gene. Mediterranean Fever, Familial,Periodic Disease,Periodic Disease, Wolff's,Wolff Periodic Disease,Wolff's Periodic Disease,Benign Paroxysmal Peritonitis,Familial Mediterranean Fever, Autosomal Dominant,Familial Mediterranean Fever, Autosomal Recessive,Familial Paroxysmal Polyserositis,Periodic Peritonitis,Polyserositis, Familial Paroxysmal,Polyserositis, Recurrent,Recurrent Polyserositis,Benign Paroxysmal Peritonitides,Disease, Periodic,Disease, Wolff Periodic,Disease, Wolff's Periodic,Diseases, Periodic,Familial Paroxysmal Polyserositides,Paroxysmal Peritonitides, Benign,Paroxysmal Peritonitis, Benign,Paroxysmal Polyserositides, Familial,Paroxysmal Polyserositis, Familial,Periodic Disease, Wolff,Periodic Disease, Wolffs,Periodic Diseases,Periodic Peritonitides,Peritonitides, Benign Paroxysmal,Peritonitides, Periodic,Peritonitis, Benign Paroxysmal,Peritonitis, Periodic,Polyserositides, Familial Paroxysmal,Polyserositides, Recurrent,Recurrent Polyserositides,Wolffs Periodic Disease
D011507 Proteinuria The presence of proteins in the urine, an indicator of KIDNEY DISEASES. Proteinurias
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D003078 Colchicine A major alkaloid from Colchicum autumnale L. and found also in other Colchicum species. Its primary therapeutic use is in the treatment of gout, but it has been used also in the therapy of familial Mediterranean fever (PERIODIC DISEASE). Colchicine, (+-)-Isomer,Colchicine, (R)-Isomer
D003404 Creatinine Creatinine Sulfate Salt,Krebiozen,Salt, Creatinine Sulfate,Sulfate Salt, Creatinine
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man

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