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[Atypical clinical presentation of familial Mediterranean fever resembling colonic diverticulitis in an elderly patient:a case report].
Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai zasshi = The Japanese journal of gastro-enterology - 1 Jan 2020
Takahashi Shun, Ito Suguru, Mizoguchi Akinori, Nishii Shin, Wada Akinori, Furuhashi Hirotaka, Takajo Takeshi, Higashiyama Masaaki, Komoto Shunsuke, Hokari Ryota
Abstract excerpt
A 69-year-old man had been intermittently experiencing abdominal pain from his 30s and was diagnosed with colonic diverticulitis. He further experienced right lower abdominal pain and received treatment. However, his condition did not improve, and he was referred to the National Defense Medical College Hospital. His abdominal pain episodes continued even after treatment for few weeks;subsequently, familial...
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