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Annals of Clinical and Analytical Medicine

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Familial mediterranean fever patient with onset of attacks at the age of seventies

Elderly onset FMF

Abstract

Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an autoinflammatory disease characterized by self-limited attacks of fever, peritonitis, pleuritis and/or polyarthritis, and autosomal recessive inheritance. 80-90 % of FMF cases are diagnosed before the age of 20 years. In this report, we described a female patient with FMF, symptoms starting at the age of 72 years.

Keywords

familial mediterranean feverMEFV gene mutationlate onset FMFE148Q mutation

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Sükran Erten. Familial mediterranean fever patient with onset of attacks at the age of seventies. J Clin Anal Med 2016;7(1):109-110. doi:10.4328/JCAM.1251

Publication History

Received:
12.08.2012
Accepted:
26.09.2012
Published Online:
01.01.2016
Printed:
01.01.2016