Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is A common periodic fever syndrome. The causative
gene of the FMF is named Mediterranean Fever gene (MEFV). Increased inflammation in …

Certain types of vasculitis occur more frequently and present differently in patients with
familial Mediterranean fever (FMF). We assessed the characteristics of patients with FMF …

The recent publication of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR)-European Alliance
of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR) classification criteria for large vessel vasculitis …

Background: The aim of the study was to determine the epidemiology of primary systemic
vasculitis in the Australian Capital Territory and the surrounding rural region between 1995 …

Churg-Strauss syndrome was originally called “allergic granulomatosis and angiitis,”
describing the combination of eosinophilic inflammation, extravascular granulomas, and …

The anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitides (AAV) are a group
of disorders characterized by necrotizing inflammation of the small to medium vessels in …

Objective Myocardium and coronary arteries can occasionally be affected in patients with
systemic necrotizing vasculitides; however, such involvement has not been systematically …

The epidemiology of systemic vasculitis is becoming increasingly well understood. Giant cell
arteritis is the commonest type of vasculitis with an incidence that is highest in populations of …

Objective Wegener's granulomatosis (WG) and Churg‐Strauss syndrome (CSS) belong to
the heterogeneous group of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)–associated …

Mepolizumab is an anti-interleukin-5 (IL-5) humanized monoclonal antibody that binds to
free IL-5. It induces bone marrow eosinophil maturation arrest and decreases eosinophil …