Increased Enthesopathy in Patients With Familial Mediterranean Fever Evaluation With a New Sonographic Enthesitis Index

Abstract

Conclusions-This study showed significant enthesopathy in patients with familial Mediterranean fever. The findings support the hypothesis that familial Mediterranean fever and spondyloarthropathy may have common inflammatory mechanisms and suggest that the MASEI scoring system can be incorporated into clinical protocols for studying patients with familial Mediterranean fever in daily practice.