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Canakinumab as rescue therapy in familial Mediterranean fever refractory to conventional treatment
Drug Design, Development and Therapy, 2015 Mirella Alpa, Dario Roccatello Centro di Ricerche di Immunopatologia e Documentazione su Malattie Rare (CMID), Struttura Complessa Direzione Universitaria di Immunologia Clinica, Università di Torino e Ospedale G Bosco, Torino, ItalyAbstract ...
Alpa M, Roccatello D
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The importance of Mediterranean fever gene in familial Mediterranean fever
European Journal of Rheumatology, 2020 Objective: Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is the most common autoinflammatory disease characterized by recurrent serositis attacks and fever. The discovery of the Mediterranean fever (MEFV) gene has been a milestone in FMF etiopathogenesis. Our knowledge about the relationship between the MEFV gene and FMF phenotype increases each day.
Demet Yalçın Kehribar, Metin Özgen
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Protracted febrile myalgia syndrome as initial presentation of familial mediterranean fever in a patient of Northern European extraction thought to have ulcerative colitis [PDF]
European Journal of Case Reports in Internal MedicineIntroduction: Protracted febrile myalgia syndrome is a rare vasculitic manifestation of familial Mediterranean fever that presents as the initial familial Mediterranean fever manifestation in one-third of cases.
Stephanie Ammari +2 more
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Pseudotumor Cerebri in a Child With Familial Mediterranean Fever
The Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology, 2015 Familial Mediterranean fever is an autosomal recessive polysystemic disease characterized by attacks of relapsing and self-limiting fever, peritonitis, pleuritis and arthritis.
Faruk İNCECİK +3 more
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Familial Mediterranean fever: current perspectives
Journal of Inflammation Research, 2016 Hafize Emine Sönmez,* Ezgi Deniz Batu,* Seza ÖzenDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Rheumatology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey *These authors contributed equally to this workAbstract: Familial Mediterranean fever (
Sönmez HE, Batu ED, Özen S
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A rare cause of fever in an adult: a case of familial Mediterranean fever
International Medical Case Reports Journal, 2018 Ilknur Erdem,1 Fatih Saritas,2 Ritvan Karaali,1 Enes Ardic,1 Gaye Kubra Emeksiz,3 Sonat Pinar Kara,3 R Merve Yaniker,4 Oguzhan Bol4 1Department of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Namik Kemal University, Tekirdag, Turkey; 2Clinic of Rheumatology,
Erdem I +7 more
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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 +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 +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 +4 more
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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 +2 more
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