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.

Volvulus

Abnormal twisting of a portion of intestine around itself or around a stalk of mesentery tissue.


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16941262
 MALE Child
An unusual complication of familial Mediterranean fever: intestinal volvulus and necrosis.
Tireli GA, Unal M, Sander S.
Turk J Gastroenterol. 2006;17(3):231-2.
Adhesive intestinal obstruction with associated bowel strangulation and volvulus is a rare complication of familial Mediterranean fever, and this life-threatening emergency must be kept in mind.
16941262
 MALE Child
An unusual complication of familial Mediterranean fever: intestinal volvulus and necrosis.
Tireli GA, Unal M, Sander S.
Turk J Gastroenterol. 2006;17(3):231-2.
An unusual complication of familial Mediterranean fever: intestinal volvulus and necrosis.