Colchicine resistance: Associated factors and its effect on health-related quality of life in patients with familial Mediterranean fever.

Didem Erdem Gürsoy Halise Hande Gezer Nuran Oz Aygün Aliyeva Sevtap Acer Kasman Mehmet Tuncay Duruöz

Published in: International journal of rheumatic diseases (2022)

Smoking, attack duration, presence of arthritis, and disease severity were associated with colchicine resistance in fully compliant FMF patients. Colchicine-resistant patients had poorer health-related QoL.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
early onset
smoking cessation