An Adolescent with Hyperimmunoglobulinemia D and Periodic Fever Syndrome Responding to Simvastatin Treatment. Safa Baris, Elif Karakoc-Aydiner, Nerin N. Bahceciler, Isil Barlan, Cevdet Ozdemir, Sevgi Keles.
Materyal türü:
MakaleDil: İngilizce Yayın ayrıntıları:Turkish League Against Rheumatism, 2011. Ankara :ISSN: - 1309-0291
- WE 544
| Materyal türü | Geçerli Kütüphane | Yer numarası | Durum | Barkod | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Online Electronic Document | NEU Grand Library Online electronic | WE 544 .A5 2011 (Rafa gözat(Aşağıda açılır)) | Ödünç verilmez | EOL-1374 |
The hyperimmunoglobulinemia D and periodic fever syndrome is proposed to be caused by a defect in the activity of mevalonate kinase enzyme which is involved in cholesterol and non-sterol isoprenoid biosynthesis. This autosomal recessive inherited auto-inflammatory syndrome is characterized by recurrent fever attacks, abdominal pain, lymphadenopathy, skin lesions and joint involvement. In this article, we present our therapeutic approach with the hypolipidemic agent, simvastatin, in a 12-year-old boy followed up with a diagnosis of hyperimmunoglobulinemia D and periodic fever syndrome. Simvastatin treatment of an adolescent with hyperimmunoglobulinemia D and periodic fever syndrome unresponsive to anti-inflammatory strategies has resulted in a favorable outcome. This treatment is thought to reduce the recurrent fever attacks by reducing the mevalonic acid increase or isopreniod shortage.
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