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[The association of polyarteritis nodosa and familial Mediterranean fever].
Presse medicale (Paris, France : 1983) - 11 Jan 2003
Bosacki C, Richard O, Freycon F, Mosnier J F, Cathébras P
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Some necrotizing vasculitis may be associated with familial Mediterranean fever (FMF). We report a new case of polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) that preceded the diagnosis of FMF. OBSERVATION: A young woman of Turkish origin had a long childhood history of inflammatory arthralgia and myalgia, leading to the provisional diagnosis of chronic juvenile arthritis, then, after a confirmative muscle biopsy, to...
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