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The musculoskeletal manifestations of familial Mediterranean fever in children genetically diagnosed with the disease.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Jun 2001
Brik R, Shinawi M, Kasinetz L, Gershoni-Baruch R
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is characterized by recurrent episodes of peritonitis, pleuritis, and synovitis. Its most common musculoskeletal manifestation is acute recurrent monarthritis, but other manifestations have also been described. We describe the articular and musculoskeletal manifestations in a group of patients who were found by genetic screening to be homozygous for the FMF gene....
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