Postoperative respiratory distress and
pulmonary edema can be seen after a wide variety of serious clinical situations, or
rare diseases such as
familial Mediterranean fever [FMF]. FMF is a multisystemic disorder characterized by recurrent bouts of
fever and
pain due to
inflammation of the
peritoneum,
synovia, or
pleura. We
report a case with
history of FMF
who developed postoperative respiratory distress after
repairing the abdominal
incisional hernia. Ten hours after
administration of
colchicine, the
patient's symptoms were reduced. This
rare disease should be included as a
differential diagnosis for acute-onset respiratory distress in
postoperative period