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Vasculitis in siblings with familial Mediterranean fever: a report of three cases and review of the literature.
Clinical rheumatology - 1 Jul 2007
Balbir-Gurman Alexandra, Nahir Abraham Menahem, Braun-Moscovici Yolanda
Abstract excerpt
Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) is characterized by recurrent attacks of self-limited polyserositis and fever. Several types of vasculitis are associated with FMF: polyarteritis nodosa, Henoch-Schonlein purpura (HSP), and protracted febrile myalgia (PFM). We describe three cases of vasculitis in four siblings of a Sephardic Jewish family with FMF and reviewed the literature. One brother and one sister...
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