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.

Periodic fever

Episodic fever that recurs at regular intervals.


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PMID (PMCID)
30997089
 OTHER
An adult case of atypical familial Mediterranean fever (pyrin-associated autoinflammatory disease) similar to adult-onset Still's disease.
Tsuruma H, Sato H, Hasegawa E, Nozawa Y, Nakatsue T, Wada Y, Kuroda T, Suzuki Y, Nakano M, Narita I.
Clin Case Rep. 2019;7(4):801-805.
Atypical familial Mediterranean fever (pyrin-associated autoinflammatory disease) should be considered in patients with periodic fever accompanied by symptoms similar to AOSD.
24661635
 FEMALE Middle Aged
Two elderly cases of familial mediterranean fever with rheumatoid arthritis.
Matsuoka N, Iwanaga J, Ichinose Y, Fujiyama K, Tsuboi M, Kawakami A, Migita K.
Int J Rheum Dis. 2018;21(10):1873-1877.
Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is a genetic autoinflammatory disorder that usually develops before 20years of age and is characterized by periodic fever with serositis and arthritis.
28539550
 FEMALE Adult
A retrospective analysis of 7 cases of familial mediterranean fever.
Ogita C, Matsui K, Kisida D, Yazaki M, Nakamura A, Kaku S, Makino H, Tadokoro R, Azuma K, Tsuboi K, Tani M, Tamura M, Yoshikawa T, Morimoto M, Nishioka A, Sekiguchi M, Azuma N, Kitano M, Tsunoda S, Sawai H, Sano H.
Nihon Rinsho Meneki Gakkai Kaishi. 2017;40(1):21-27.
Familial mediterranean fever (FMF) is a single inherited autoinflammatory disease characterized by periodic fever with relatively short duration of 1 to 3 days and sterile serositis.
27181238
 FEMALE Adult
A case of familial Mediterranean fever who complained of periodic fever and abdominal pain diagnosed by MEFV gene analysis.
Ogita C, Matsui K, Kisida D, Kakudou M, Yazaki M, Nakamura A, Azuma K, Tsuboi K, Abe T, Yokoyama Y, Furukawa T, Maruoka M, Tamura M, Yoshikawa T, Saito A, Nishioka A, Sekiguchi M, Azuma N, Kitano M, Tsunoda S, Hashimoto-Tamaoki T, Sano H.
Nihon Rinsho Meneki Gakkai Kaishi. 2016;39(1):72-7.
Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is a hereditary autoinflammatory disease caused by Mediterranean FeVergene (MEFV) mutations on Chromosome 16, and characterized by periodic fever of and serositis.
27604438
 MALE
Patient with Recurrent Polyserositis (Familial Mediterranean Fever).
Agarwal A, Sharma S.
J Assoc Physicians India. 2015;63(8):71-4.
The disorder has been given various names including familial paroxysmal polyserositis, periodic peritonitis, recurrent polyserositis, benign paroxysmal peritonitis, and periodic disease or periodic fever, As the name indicates, FMF occurs within families and is much more common in individuals of Mediterranean descent than in persons of any other ethnicity.
27604438
 MALE
Patient with Recurrent Polyserositis (Familial Mediterranean Fever).
Agarwal A, Sharma S.
J Assoc Physicians India. 2015;63(8):71-4.
The disorder has been given various names including familial paroxysmal polyserositis, periodic peritonitis, recurrent polyserositis, benign paroxysmal peritonitis, and periodic disease or periodic fever, As the name indicates, FMF occurs within families and is much more common in individuals of Mediterranean descent than in persons of any other ethnicity.
27604438
 MALE
Patient with Recurrent Polyserositis (Familial Mediterranean Fever).
Agarwal A, Sharma S.
J Assoc Physicians India. 2015;63(8):71-4.
The disorder has been given various names including familial paroxysmal polyserositis, periodic peritonitis, recurrent polyserositis, benign paroxysmal peritonitis, and periodic disease or periodic fever, As the name indicates, FMF occurs within families and is much more common in individuals of Mediterranean descent than in persons of any other ethnicity.
25261084
(4182779)
 MALE Adult
Familial Mediterranean fever in which Crohn's disease was suspected: a case report.
Matsumoto S, Urayoshi S, Yoshida Y.
BMC Res Notes. 2014;7:678.
Although Crohn's disease may be considered first in the differential diagnosis of young patients presenting with periodic fever, abdominal pain and diarrhea, the possibility of familial Mediterranean fever should also be borne in mind.
25261084
(4182779)
 MALE Adult
Familial Mediterranean fever in which Crohn's disease was suspected: a case report.
Matsumoto S, Urayoshi S, Yoshida Y.
BMC Res Notes. 2014;7:678.
Familial Mediterranean fever is a hereditary autoinflammatory disease, mainly characterized by periodic fever and serositis.
25175140
 FEMALE Middle Aged
Three patients with familial Mediterranean fever: a possible underdiagnosed entity in Japan.
Yokota K, Fukuda M, Migita K, Tanaka E, Okamoto T, Kimura K.
Intern Med. 2014;53(17):2013-6.
Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by periodic fever and serosal inflammation.
22997920
 FEMALE Adult
[Muckle-Wells syndrome caused by a new cryopyrin mutation: effective treatment with interleukin-1 antagonist].
Rameev VV, Kozlovskaia LV, Bogdanova MV.
Ter Arkh. 2012;84(6):53-9.
This group comprises familial periodic fevers: periodic disease (mediterranean fever), Muckle-Wells syndrome, others cryopirinopathy, TRAPS-syndrome.
12731633
 MIXED_SAMPLE Child
Update on treatment of Marshall's syndrome (PFAPA syndrome): report of five cases with review of the literature.
Berlucchi M, Meini A, Plebani A, Bonvini MG, Lombardi D, Nicolai P.
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2003;112(4):365-9.
Marshall's syndrome or PFAPA (periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis, cervical adenitis) syndrome is a recently described pediatric periodic disease characterized by recurrent febrile episodes associated with head and neck symptoms.
12731633
 MIXED_SAMPLE Child
Update on treatment of Marshall's syndrome (PFAPA syndrome): report of five cases with review of the literature.
Berlucchi M, Meini A, Plebani A, Bonvini MG, Lombardi D, Nicolai P.
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2003;112(4):365-9.
The differential diagnosis includes other diseases characterized by periodic fevers, such as familial Mediterranean fever, familial Hibernian fever, hyperglobulinemia D syndrome, Behcet's disease, cyclic neutropenia, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, and several infectious diseases.
8264679
 FEMALE
[Monosymptomatic familial Mediterranean fever as the cause of fever of unknown origin].
Bock A, Simbruner G.
Monatsschr Kinderheilkd. 1993;141(10):782-5.
The periodic fever attacks, family history and ethnologic criteria were in agreement with familial mediterranean fever, although further more major symptoms were missing.
1450498
 MALE Middle Aged
Periodic fever compatible with familial Mediterranean fever.
Takahashi M, Ebe T, Kohara T, Inagaki M, Isonuma H, Hibiya I, Mori T, Watanabe K, Ikemoto H.
Intern Med. 1992;31(7):893-8.
Periodic fever compatible with familial Mediterranean fever.