Colchicine treatment can be discontinued in a selected group of pediatric FMF patients

• Main Authors: Keren Cohen (Author), Shiri Spielman (Author), Rotem Semo-Oz (Author), Guy Bitansky (Author), Maya Gerstein (Author), Yonatan Yacobi (Author), Asaf Vivante (Author), Irit Tirosh (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objectives Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) patients are required to adhere to a life-long treatment with colchicine, primarily for preventing amyloidosis. As some patients may be asymptomatic for long periods of time, it remains unclear whether it is possible to discontinue colchicine tr...