Diagnostic Challenges in Atypical Familial Mediterranean Fever: Enhancing Diagnostic Accuracy Through Clinical and Genetic Criteria

Affiliations

¹ Gastroenterology Department of Damascus Hospital Damascus Hospital Damascus Syria.
² Head of Gastroenterology Department of Ibn Al-Nafees Hospital Ibn Al-Nafees Hospital Damascus Syria.

Marouf Alhalabi et al. JGH Open. 2025.

. 2025 Mar 11;9(3):e70133.

doi: 10.1002/jgh3.70133. eCollection 2025 Mar.

¹ Gastroenterology Department of Damascus Hospital Damascus Hospital Damascus Syria.
² Head of Gastroenterology Department of Ibn Al-Nafees Hospital Ibn Al-Nafees Hospital Damascus Syria.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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