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Behçet's disease and familial Mediterranean fever: Two sides of the same coin or just an association? A cross-sectional study.
European journal of internal medicine - 1 Apr 2017
Watad Abdulla, Tiosano Shmuel, Yahav Dana, Comaneshter Doron, Shoenfeld Yehuda, Cohen Arnon D, Amital Howard
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is a genetic disease, characterized by attacks of fever, arthritis, serositis and pain. Behçet's disease (BD) is an inflammatory disorder with a genetic basis, characterized by oral and genital ulcers, uveitis, pustular erythematous cutaneous lesions, arthritis, central nervous system involvement and possible vascular manifestations such as venous thrombosis,...
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