The Frequency of Fibromyalgia and its Relationship With Disease Activity in Female Patients With Behcet's Disease: A Cross Sectional Study

Ayar K., Okmen B. M., ALTAN İNCEOĞLU L., Ozturk E. K.

ARCHIVES OF RHEUMATOLOGY, vol.35, no.3, pp.401-408, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 35 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Doi Number: 10.46497/archrheumatol.2020.7729
  • Journal Name: ARCHIVES OF RHEUMATOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CINAHL, EMBASE, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.401-408
  • Keywords: Behcet's disease, fibromyalgia, genital ulcer, SECONDARY FIBROMYALGIA, CENTRAL INFLAMMATION, PREVALENCE, CYTOKINES, CRITERIA, INTERLEUKIN-8, POPULATION, DIAGNOSIS, PROFILE, WOMEN
  • Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives: This study aims to determine the incidence of fibromyalgia (FM) in female patients with Behcet's disease (BD) and to investigate whether disease activity changes in the presence of FM in female patients with BD.