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Clinical, laboratory and molecular characteristics of children with Familial Mediterranean Fever-associated vasculitis.
Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) - 1 Feb 2000
Tekin M, Yalçinkaya F, Tümer N, Akar N, Misirlioğlu M, Cakar N
Abstract excerpt
Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) is an autosomal recessive disease characterized by recurrent self-limited attacks of fever accompanied by peritonitis, pleuritis and arthritis. Approximately 5% of individuals with FMF have been reported to have Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP) and about 1% have polyarteritis nodosa (PAN). Protracted febrile myalgia is another vasculitis-associated clinical entity among patients...
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