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    The impact of COVID-19 on familial Mediterranean fever: a nationwide study
    (2021-05-25T00:00:00Z) Günendi, Zafer; Yurdakul, Fatma Gül; Bodur, Hatice; Cengiz, Ahmet Kıvanç; Uçar, Ülkü; Çay, Hasan Fatih; Şen, Nesrin; Keskin, Yaşar; Gürer, Gülcan; Melikoğlu, Meltem Alkan; Altıntaş, Duygu; Deveci, Hülya; Baykul, Merve; Nas, Kemal; Çevik, Remzi; Karahan, Ali Yavuz; Toprak, Murat; Ketenci, Sertaç; Nayimoğlu, Mehmet; Sezer, İlhan; Demir, Ali Nail; Ecesoy, Hilal; Duruöz, Mehmet Tuncay; Yurdakul, Ozan Volkan; Sarıfakıoğlu, Ayşe Banu; Ataman, Şebnem; KESKİN, YAŞAR; YURDAKUL, OZAN VOLKAN
    The study aimed to evaluate the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in patients with familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) and to assess the relationships between FMF characteristics and severe COVID-19 outcomes such as hospitalization. The study was planned within a national network of 21 different centers. Demographics, FMF-related clinical and genetic characteristics, and COVID-19 outcomes were obtained. A total of 822 patients with FMF (mean age of 36 years) were included in the study. Fifty-nine of them (7%) had a COVID-19 diagnosis confirmed by real-time PCR test or chest CT findings. Most FMF patients with COVID-19 (58) had mild and moderate disease activity. All patients were on colchicine treatment. However, 8 of them (13.6%) were not compliant with colchicine use and 9 of them (15.3%) were colchicine resistant. Twelve FMF patients with COVID-19 were hospitalized. There were 4 patients requiring oxygen support. COVID-19 related complications were observed in 2 patients (1 thromboembolism, 1 acute respiratory distress syndrome). Hospitalized COVID-19 patients with FMF were older than non-hospitalized patients (median ages: 51 and 31 years, respectively; p: 0.002). Other FMF-related characteristics were similar between the groups. FMF-related characteristics were not found to be associated with poor outcomes in COVID-19. Thus, FMF may not be a risk factor for poor COVID-19 outcomes.
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    What Has Changed in the Treatment of Psoriatic Arthritis After COVID-19?
    (2021-06-01T00:00:00Z) KESKİN, Yaşar; Koz, Gokhan; Nas, Kemal; KESKİN, YAŞAR
    Coronavirus disease 2019 is a respiratory infection caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. Coronavirus disease 2019 leads to the rapid activation of innate immune cells, particularly in patients with severe disease. Psoriatic arthritis is a heterogeneous chronic inflammatory disease characterized by the association of psoriasis and arthritis. Similar to those with other viruses, patients with psoriatic arthritis are at a significant risk of infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. Patients with psoriatic arthritis are immunosuppressed owing to immune dysregulation during the active disease period or owing to immunosuppressive drugs administered during remission, and they are prone to infections. The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 is a threat to millions of people globally owing to the decline in immunity and because a significant number of people develop severe illness. In the period of coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, we briefly present recommendations for the treatment of psoriatic arthritis. In this review, we briefly address the management options and treatment recommendations for patients with psoriatic arthritis during and after the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic in light of recent scientific publications.
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    Familial Mediterranean fever: Health-related quality of life and associated variables in a national cohort
    (2021-06-01T00:00:00Z) Bodur, Hatice; Yurdakul, Fatma Gul; DURUÖZ, MEHMET TUNCAY; Cay, Hasan Fatih; Ucar, Ulku; KESKİN, Yaşar; Sargin, Betul; GÜRER, GÜLCAN; YURDAKUL, Ozan Volkan; ÇALIŞ, MUSTAFA; DEVECİ, HÜLYA; Aydin, Yildiray; HİZMETLİ, SAMİ; ÇEVİK, REMZİ; KARAHAN, ALİ YAVUZ; Ataman, Sebnem; Ecesoy, Hilal; GÜNENDİ, ZAFER; Toprak, Murat; Sen, Nesrin; ALTINTAŞ, Duygu; Cengiz, Ahmet Kivanc; ÇAĞLAYAN, GÖKHAN; Demir, Ali Nail; Kaplan, Huseyin; Ketenci, Sertac; Melikoglu, Meltem Alkan; Nayimoglu, Mehmet; Nas, Kemal; Sarifakioglu, Banu; SEZER, İLHAN; KESKİN, YAŞAR; YURDAKUL, OZAN VOLKAN
    Objectives: This study aims to evaluate the effectivity of Familial Mediterranean Fever Quality of Life (FMF-QoL) Scale for the measurement of QoL in patients with FMF and to perform correlations between related clinical variables in Turkish patients. Patients and methods: This multicenter prospective study performed between December 2017 and November 2018 included 974 FMF patients (334 males, 640 females; median age: 35; range, 26 to 45 years). Sociodemographic characteristics and clinical features were recorded. All participants were asked to complete the FMF-QoL Scale, Short Form-36 (SF-36), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ), and Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy (FACIT) Scale. Results: The median FMF-QoL Scale score was 26. Higher FMF-QoL Scale scores were shown to be related to female sex, illiteracy or primary education, monthly low-income (US$<300), smoking, late-onset FMF (>20 years), a higher number of attacks per month (>1/month), and severe disease. FMF-QoL Scale scores were correlated negatively with subscales of SF-36, and positively with HADS-anxiety and HADS-depression scores, HAQ and FACIT. Conclusion: Female sex, smoking, lower educational status, more severe disease, fatigue, and functional impairment were associated with poor QoL. FMF-QoL Scale was noted as a valid and simple patient-reported outcome instrument and correlated with the SF-36 scale.