The relation between familial Mediterranean fever and amyloidosis.

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Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is the most prevalent type of hereditary recurrent fever. Although the inflammatory attacks that characterize the disease may sometimes be debilitating, reactive amyloidosis remains the most serious manifestation of FMF. Daily treatment with colchicine can prevent both the attacks and amyloid deposition, but FMF-associated amyloidosis has not been eradicated and is still a cause...

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