Familial Mediterranean Fever

Ustebay S., Ustebay D. Ü., Yilmaz Y.

JOURNAL OF ACADEMIC RESEARCH IN MEDICINE-JAREM, cilt.5, sa.3, ss.89-93, 2015 (ESCI, TRDizin) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Derleme
  • Cilt numarası: 5 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5152/jarem.2015.642
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF ACADEMIC RESEARCH IN MEDICINE-JAREM
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.89-93
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Familial Mediterranean Fever, diagnostic criteria, differential diagnosis
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) is an autosomal recessive hereditary disease that affects mainly the people of Jewish, Arabic, Turkish, and Armenian origins. FMF is a disease characterized by recurrent fever, abdominal pain, pleuritis, arthritis, and erysipelas-like skin lesion. The diagnosis of FMF is based on clinical manifestations; therefore, diagnostic difficulties are experienced in many FMF patients. This article is focused on a diagnostic approach to the FMF disease.