The possible anti-inflammatory effect of extra virgin olive oil with colchicine in treatment of resistant cases of familial Mediterranean fever in a cohort of pediatric Egyptian patients

• Main Authors: Walla'a A. Osman (Author), Heba Taher (Author), Hanan Darweesh (Author), Mai Abdel Samie (Author), Olfat G. Shaker (Author), Dina A. Labib (Author), Hayam Ateyya (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SpringerOpen, 2024-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background People of Mediterranean descent are primarily affected by the autoinflammatory genetic condition known as familial Mediterranean fever (FMF). The disease is resistant to colchicine therapy in 10-20% of patients. Numerous recent animal studies showed promising results of extra vir...