Elif ÇELİKEL, Zahide EKİCİ TEKİN, Fatma AYDIN, Müge SEZER, Tuba KURT, Nilüfer TEKGÖZ, Serkan COŞKUN, Melike KAPLAN, Cüneyt KARAGÖL, Merve TANRISEVER TÜRK, Banu ACAR

ÇOCUKLUKTA AİLEVİ AKDENİZ ATEŞİ HASTALARINDA TANI GECİKMESİNİ ETKİLEYEN FAKTÖRLER

Amaç: Bu çalışmada ülkemizde sık görülen ailevi Akdeniz ateşinin tanısının konulmasında gecikmeye neden olan faktörlerin ortaya konulması amaçlanmıştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler:

Ailevi Akdeniz Ateşi, Tanı Gecikmesi, Hastalık Ağırlığı, Çocukluk Çağı

Factors Affecting Diagnostic Delay in Familial Mediterranean Fever Patients in Childhood

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the factors that cause delay in diagnosis of familial Mediterranean fever (FMF), which is a common disease in our country.

Keywords:

Familial Mediterrean Fever, Diagnosis Delay, Disease severity, Childhood,

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