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. 2017 Oct 30;33(3):282–287. doi: 10.5606/ArchRheumatol.2018.6488

Table 4. Influence of different concomitant diseases on international severity scoring system for familial Mediterranean fever scores and colchicine requirements.

Concomitant diseases ISSF severity score Mean colchicine dosage (mg)
  Mean±SD Mean±SD
Familial Mediterranean fever
JIA 4.3±1.6 1.0±0.3
Asthma 2.6±1.4 1.0±0.3
HSP 2.1±1.0 1.1±0.3
PFAPA 2.5±0.8 0.7±0.2
Other 2.5±0.9 0.8±0.3
JIA: Juvenile idiopatic arthritis; HSP: Henoch-Schönlein purpura; PFAPA: Periodic fever,aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis, adenitis syndrome; Mean ISSF severity scores among concomitant diseases (ANOVA, p=0.001), with Tukey correction Severity scores in JIA group > Asthma, HSP, PFAPA and other groups (p=0.001; p=0.05). Mean colchicine dosages (mg) among concomitant diseases (ANOVA, p=0.35), with Tukey correction.