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Case Reports
. 2000 Nov 13;162(46):6263-4.

[Familial Mediterranean fever in a 26-year old Lebanese man]

[Article in Danish]
M Falleboe  1 , A Møller
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  • PMID: 11107992
Case Reports

[Familial Mediterranean fever in a 26-year old Lebanese man]

[Article in Danish]
M Falleboe et al. Ugeskr Laeger. .

Abstract

FMF is a hereditary disorder characterised by periodic fever and acute abdominal, chest, or joint pain. In the long term, amyloidosis may develop and eventually result in kidney failure. A 26-year-old man from Lebanon was diagnosed with FMF by genetic testing and treated with colchicine for two months. Colchicine reduced the frequency, duration, and intensity of his attacks, and thus minimised the risk of amyloidosis developing.

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