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.

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PMID (PMCID)
22892512
FEMALE Adult
An atypical familial Mediterranean fever patient who developed ulcers in the terminal ileum and recurrent abscess-like lesions in multiple organs.
Takahashi T, Tsukuda H, Itoh H, Kimura H, Yoshimoto M, Tsujisaki M.
Intern Med. 2012;51(16):2239-44.
An atypical familial Mediterranean fever patient who developed ulcers in the terminal ileum and recurrent abscess-like lesions in multiple organs.
9516502
MALE
Abdominal CT in familial Mediterranean fever: a case report.
Wikstrom M, Wolf A, Birk D, Brambs HJ.
Abdom Imaging. 1998;23(2):147-9.
In order to clarify abnormal findings at abdominal ultrasound (suspicion of late abscess subsequent to appendectomy) in a young male patient with known familial Mediterranean fever (FMF), a helical CT examination of the abdomen was performed.