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Familial Mediterranean Fever Presenting with Recurrent Abdominal Pain without Periodic Fever Following COVID-19.
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) - 15 Sept 2026
Ueno Nobuhiro, Sugai Hiromichi, Ujiie Suzumi, Hayashi Ryunosuke, Dai Kazuki, Hayashi Manami, Kobayashi Yu, Murakami Yuki, Sakatani Aki, Takahashi Keitaro, Dokoshi Tatsuya, Ando Katsuyoshi, Kashima Shin, Moriichi Kentaro, Tanabe Hiroki, Tanino Mishie, Fujiya Mikihiro
Abstract excerpt
Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) rarely presents without a periodic fever. We report the case of a 16-year-old girl who developed recurrent abdominal pain after coronavirus disease 2019 without fever. The initial evaluation, including endoscopy, was unremarkable, except for mildly elevated fecal calprotectin (182.1 μg/g). On readmission, peritoneal signs, mild pleural effusion, and elevated serum amyloid A...
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- Adolescent
- Female
- Humans
- Abdominal Pain
- Colchicine