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Crohn disease in patients with familial Mediterranean fever.
Medicine - 1 Nov 2002
Fidder Herma H, Chowers Yehuda, Lidar Merav, Sternberg Matan, Langevitz Pnina, Livneh Avi
Abstract excerpt
Crohn disease and familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) are inflammatory diseases characterized by abdominal pain and fever. The concurrence of the 2 diseases (FMF-CD) may pose a challenge to diagnosis and treatment. We undertook the present study to determine the prevalence of Crohn disease in FMF and to characterize FMF-CD patients clinically and genetically. Using a computerized search, the patients of our FMF...
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