1. [Familial Mediterranean fever. Case of a 48-year-old patient with recurrent abdominal pain].
- Author
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Hofer JF, Franz B, and Holzinger G
- Subjects
- Acute-Phase Proteins analysis, Colchicine therapeutic use, Diagnosis, Differential, Familial Mediterranean Fever complications, Familial Mediterranean Fever diagnosis, Familial Mediterranean Fever drug therapy, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Abdominal Pain etiology, Familial Mediterranean Fever genetics
- Abstract
A 48 year-old male patient from Turkey underwent laparotomy 13 years before admission to one unit because of persistent pain in the upper abdomen and fever. Subsequently, he was repeatedly admitted to surgical departments with recurrent upper abdominal pain and fever. The patient was admitted for medical investigation to our department with fever and left pleuritic pain. During this observation period he repeatedly had attacks of fever lasting for one day with leucocytosis. The diagnosis of familial Mediterranean fever was made. Therapy with colchicine (1.5 mg/day) led to complete remission, maintained over the follow-up period of 2 years to date.
- Published
- 1992