[Thoracic impairment from familial Mediterranean fever: review of the literature and a case study].

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Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is a recessive autosomal disease, predominantly affecting the population around the Mediterranean. The main clinical signs consist of attacks of fever associated with abdominal, articular and thoracic pain. Based on a case report, the authors describe the main thoracic forms of this illness comprising pleural pain, pleural effusion and pulmonary amyloidosis. The authors also...

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