Journal of Clinical Case Reports

Keiko Kobayashi

Publications

• Case Report
  Successful Treatment of Familial Mediterranean Fever with Infliximab in a Colchicine Resistant Patient
  Author(s): Makiko Tajika, Mai Arai, Keiko Kobayashi, Koichiro Fujimaki, Kazunaga Agematsu and Yoh UmedaMakiko Tajika, Mai Arai, Keiko Kobayashi, Koichiro Fujimaki, Kazunaga Agematsu and Yoh Umeda
  
  Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an autosomal recessive disease characterized by recurrent episodes of fever and inflammation. Approximately 10% of patients are reported to be resistant or non-responsive to colchicine. We describe a case of a 30-year-old female patient with familial Mediterranean fever resistant to treatment with colchicine and lack of clinical response to Anakinra, successfully treated with Infliximab. Our case suggests that Infliximab, an anti-TNF antibody, may represent a safe and effective therapy for the treatment of colchicine-resistant FMF... Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2165-7920.1000938

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