title: Evaluation of the mean platelet volume in secondary amyloidosis due to familial Mediterranean fever.
abstract: Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an inflammatory disorder that is leading cause of secondary amyloidosis (AA). This study was designed to investigate the level of mean platelet volume (MPV) in AA. Seventy-four FMF, 29 AA patients and 180 healthy controls, were included. There was no significant difference between the cases in terms of sex and age. MPV levels were measured in all groups. In the FMF group, MPV level was significantly higher when compared to the control group. MPV level was significantly lower in AA group in comparison with the FMF and healthy control groups. In summary, our present study showed low MPV values in AA due to FMF.
authors.affiliation: Nephrology Department, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey, nihalozk@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Nihal
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ozkayar
authors.forename: Serhan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Piskinpasa
authors.forename: Fatma
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Akyel
authors.forename: Fatih
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Dede
authors.forename: Tolga
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yildirim
authors.forename: Didem
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Turgut
authors.forename: Eyup
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Koc
authors.forename: Ibrahim C
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Haznedaroglu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000097:blood* / Q000209:etiology; D010505:Familial Mediterranean Fever / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D063847:Mean Platelet Volume; D008875:Middle Aged; D010976:Platelet Count