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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.

A systemic disease which can present with cutaneous lesions with or without internal involvement. Tumors are caused by Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV8), also known as Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV).

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PMID (PMCID)
2823601	FEMALE	Adult
	Fulminant Kaposi's sarcoma complicating long-term corticosteroid therapy.
	Koop HO, Holodniy M, List AF. Am J Med. 1987;83(4):787-9.
	The case of a rapidly progressive form of Kaposi's sarcoma occurring in a 29-year-old Palestinian woman with steroid-dependent Crohn's disease and familial Mediterranean fever is reported.