Gamuts

Familial Mediterranean fever

Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is a hereditary inflammatory disorder. FMF is an autoinflammatory disease caused by mutations in Mediterranean fever gene, which encodes a 781–amino acid protein called pyrin. [Source: Wikipedia ]

Synonyms
Familial recurrent polyserositis
OrphaNet reference
Familial Mediterranean fever 
May Cause
Arthritis
Arthritis with osteoporosis
Arthropathy
Ascites
Asymmetrical sacroiliac joint abnormality
Asymmetrical sacroiliac joint disease
Colonic distention without obstruction
Congenital generalized osteoporosis
Degenerative joint changes
Gastrointestinal dysfunction
Intestinal obstruction
Intestinal obstruction in a child
Intestinal obstruction in an adult
Nephropathy
Pericardial effusion
Pleural effusion with normal lungs
Polyarticular joint disease
Premature osteoarthritis
Sacroiliac joint disease
Skin rash
Symmetrical sacroiliac joint abnormality
Symmetrical sacroiliac joint disease
Unilateral sacroiliac joint abnormality
Unilateral sacroiliac joint disease

Copyright © 2022, Charles E. Kahn, Jr., MD, MS
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
About "Gamuts"

Quiz