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Familial Mediterranean Fever [PDF]
Acta Medica, 2014 Familial Mediterranean Fever is an autosomal recessive inherited disease with a course of autoinflammation, which is characterized by the episodes of fever and serositis. It affects the populations from Mediterranean basin.
Adem Kucuk +3 more
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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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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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Familial Mediterranean fever—A review [PDF]
Genetics in Medicine, 2011 Familial Mediterranean fever is inherited in an autosomal recessive manner. There are two phenotypes: types 1 and 2. Familial Mediterranean fever type 1 is characterized by recurrent short episodes of inflammation and serositis, including fever, peritonitis, synovitis, pleuritis, and, rarely, pericarditis.
Mordechai Shohat, Shohat Mordechai
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Malignant Mediterranean spotted fever
Indian Dermatology Online Journal, 2015 Fever with rash is one of the most common causes of referral to a dermatologist. A plethora of conditions need to be considered in the differential diagnosis. They may be broadly classified into infectious causes, drug reactions, and autoimmune disorders.
Snehal Balvant Lunge +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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Проблемы особо опасных инфекций, 2022 The aim of the review was to characterize the epidemiological situation on rickettsiosis of the tick-borne spotted fever (TSF) group in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation in 2012–2021 and provide a long-term forecast for 2022–2026.
N. V. Rudakov +6 more
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