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Protracted febrile myalgia syndrome in familial Mediterranean fever.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20352466     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Process    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an autosomal, recessively inherited multisystem disease that affects various groups of people originating from the Mediterranean Sea region, most specifically those of Jewish, Turkish, Armenian, and Arabic ethnicity. Recurrent attacks of fever and sterile polyserositis of the peritoneum, synovial membranes, and pleura are the main clinical features, although the clinical features of FMF have been expanded in recent years to also include severe myalgia, scrotal swelling, cardiac involvement, and protracted febrile myalgia syndrome (PFMS). PFMS is seen in only a small percentage of FMF patients and is characterized by severe debilitating myalgia of the upper and lower extremities and high fever, occasionally accompanied by abdominal pain, diarrhea, arthritis/arthralgia, and transient vasculitic purpura mimicking Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP). Here, we report on a patient with FMF who also presents with PFMS, which is an uncommon and severe manifestation of the disease.
Authors:
Kazim Senel; Meltem Alkan Melikoglu; Tuba Baykal; Mehmet Melikoglu; Akin Erdal; Mahir Ugur
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2010-03-30
Journal Detail:
Title:  Modern rheumatology / the Japan Rheumatism Association     Volume:  20     ISSN:  1439-7609     ISO Abbreviation:  Mod Rheumatol     Publication Date:  2010 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-08-05     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100959226     Medline TA:  Mod Rheumatol     Country:  Japan    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  410-2     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical Faculty, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey. kazimsenel@gmail.com
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