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A case of recurrent abdominal pain with fever and urticarial eruption.
The Korean journal of gastroenterology = Taehan Sohwagi Hakhoe chi - 1 Jul 2014
Lee Chang Geun, Lim Yun Jeong, Kang Hyoun Woo, Kim Jae Hak, Lee Jun Kyu, Koh Moon Soo, Lee Jin Ho, Huh Hee Jin, Lee Seung Ho
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Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an autosomal recessive disease characterized by recurrent episodes of fever and serosal, synovial, or cutaneous inflammation, caused by a dysfunction of pyrin as a result of mutation within the MEFV gene. It occurs mainly among Mediterranean and Middle Eastern populations, including Jews, Arabs, and Turks. However, FMF cases have been reported outside the Mediterranean and...
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