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Familial Mediterranean fever: issues of diagnosis and treatment

Лечащий Врач, 2023
Familial Mediterranean fever is an autoinflammatory genetically determined autosomal recessive disease caused by a mutation of the MEFV gene. Familial Mediterranean fever is recorded mainly in populations of Middle Eastern origin, historically inhabiting
G. R. Bikbavova, V. A. Akhmedov, T. V. Tretyakova, T. Yu. Panova   +3 more
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A private hospital’s approach to treating acute familial Mediterranean fever in Dar es Salaam

SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2023
Familial Mediterranean fever is a rare autosomal recessive autoinflammatory disorder prevalent in Middle Eastern populations, characterized by episodic abdominal pain. This case report presents a 34-year-old Egyptian man with severe lower abdominal pain,
Willbroad Kyejo, Musa Machibya, Faisal Hooda, Waziri Gahhu, Shivangi Mandania, Neelam Ismail, Nancy Matillya, Kilalo Mjema, Kamran Hameed   +8 more
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A case report of a boy suffering from type 1 diabetes mellitus and familial Mediterranean fever

Italian Journal of Pediatrics, 2021
Background Type 1 diabetes mellitus could be associated with other autoimmune diseases, such as autoimmune thyroid disease, celiac disease, but the association with Familial Mediterranean Fever is rare, we describe a case of a boy with type 1 Diabetes ...
Maria Francesca Gicchino, Dario Iafusco, Angela Zanfardino, Emanuele Miraglia del Giudice, Alma Nunzia Olivieri   +4 more
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Concurrence of familial Mediterranean fever and Behçet’s disease: a case report and review of the literature

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2023
Background Familial Mediterranean fever and Behçet’s disease are distinct disorders that are prevalent in the Mediterranean and Middle Eastern populations.
Adhora Mir, Catherine Ivory, Juthaporn Cowan   +2 more
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Autoinflammatory disease: clinical perspectives and therapeutic strategies

Inflammation and Regeneration, 2022
The molecular platforms of the innate immune system are essential to recognize pathologic external factors that are crucial to differentiate these danger signals from host motifs.
Atsushi Kawakami, Endo Yushiro, Koga Tomohiro, Yoshiura Koh-ichiro, Migita Kiyoshi   +4 more
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Evaluation of Cardiac Arrhythmia Susceptibility in Pediatric Familial Mediterranean Fever Patients

Journal of Contemporary Medicine, 2023
Aim: Familial Mediterranean fever is an autoinflammatory disease characterized by attacks of inflammation. Despite treatment, there is evidence of subclinical persistence of inflammation with normal laboratory values.
Şükrü  Arslan, Vildan Güngörer, Ahmet Sert   +2 more
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IgA nephropathy-associated familial Mediterranean fever [PDF]

Journal of Nephropathology
Familial Mediterranean fever is an autosomal recessive autoinflammatory disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of fever, inflammation, and serositis. Individuals with Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) are at an increased risk of developing various
Saeed Hoseininia, Sousan Mohammadi Kebar
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THE PREVALENCE OF CELIAC DISEASE AMONG PATIENTS WITH FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER

Arquivos de Gastroenterologia, 2015
Background Familial Mediterranean Fever and celiac disease are both related to auto-inflammation and/or auto-immunity and they share some common clinical features such as abdominal pain, diarrhea, bloating and flatulence. Objectives We aimed to determine
Sedat IŞIKAY, Nurgül IŞIKAY, Halil KOCAMAZ   +2 more
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Early Post-transplant Recurrence of Amyloidosis in a Patient with Familial Mediterranean Fever

Turkish Journal of Nephrology, 2021
Familial Mediterranean fever is the most common hereditary auto-inflammatory disease characterized by a recurrent attack of fever and serositis. Untreated patients frequently develop AA type of amyloidosis which results in end-stage kidney disease (ESKD).
Deniz Aral Özbek, Neriman Sıla Koç, Arzu Sağlam, Tolga Yildirim, Şeref Rahmi Yilmaz, Yunus Erdem   +5 more
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Awareness and knowledge of familial Mediterranean fever among medical scope students in Syrian universities: A cross-sectional study

SAGE Open Medicine, 2023
Introduction: Familial Mediterranean fever is an autoinflammatory autosomal recessive disorder common among individuals of Mediterranean descent. It is characterized by recurrent episodes of fever accompanied by peritonitis, pleurisy, pericarditis, and ...
Jamal Ataya, Jameel Soqia, Massa Alfawal, Nour Kara Tahhan, Nour Albani, Yahya Hani   +5 more
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