Familial Mediterranean fever

Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an autoinflammatory disorder characterized by recurrent short episodes of fever and serositis resulting in pain in the abdomen, chest, joints and muscles.

Hematuria

The presence of blood in the urine. Hematuria may be gross hematuria (visible to the naked eye) or microscopic hematuria (detected by dipstick or microscopic examination of the urine).


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PMID (PMCID)
18793551
 MALE Child
Familial Mediterranean fever and IgA nephropathy: case report and review of the literature.
Gok F, Sari E, Erdogan O, Altun D, Babacan O.
Clin Nephrol. 2008;70(1):62-4.
Kidney biopsy should be performed in patients showing microscopic or gross hematuria during attacks of familial Mediterranean fever in order to gain additional epidemiological data about specific features of renal involvement and to allow adequate treatment.
16133043
 FEMALE
IgA nephropathy in an Italian child with familial Mediterranean fever.
Rigante D, Federico G, Ferrara P, Maggiano N, Avallone L, Pugliese AL, Stabile A.
Pediatr Nephrol. 2005;20(11):1642-4.
We report an Italian child with familial Mediterranean fever presenting with hematuria during attacks in whom kidney biopsy documented the presence of mesangial IgA deposits and the absence of amyloidosis.
16133043
 FEMALE
IgA nephropathy in an Italian child with familial Mediterranean fever.
Rigante D, Federico G, Ferrara P, Maggiano N, Avallone L, Pugliese AL, Stabile A.
Pediatr Nephrol. 2005;20(11):1642-4.
Kidney biopsy should be performed in patients showing microscopic or gross hematuria during attacks of familial Mediterranean fever in order to gain additional epidemiological data about specific features of renal involvement and to allow adequate treatment.
2816934
 MALE Child
Rapid progressive glomerulonephritis in patients with familial Mediterranean fever.
Said R, Hamzeh Y, Tarawneh M, el-Khateeb M, Abdeen M, Shaheen A.
Am J Kidney Dis. 1989;14(5):412-6.
Two patients with a long-standing history of familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) presented with gross hematuria, oliguria, and acute renal failure; both required dialysis support.
6353905
 MALE Adult
A case of familial Mediterranean fever with cutaneous vasculitis and immune complex nephritis: light, electron, and immunofluorescent study of renal biopsy.
Schlesinger M, Kopolovic J, Viskoper RJ, Ron N.
Am J Clin Pathol. 1983;80(4):511-4.
A 29-year-old patient suffering from familial Mediterranean fever developed severe myalgia and hematuria.