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Cir Cir ; 72(2): 135-8, 2004.
Article in Spanish | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15175132

ABSTRACT

Familial Mediterranean fever (MFF) is an autosomic recessive, inherited inflammatory disease principally seen in persons from the Mediterranean area. Clinical findings include fever, abdominal pain, and pleuritis. The most severe complication of MFF is renal amyloidosis, manifested as nephrotic syndrome, which evolves into chronic renal failure. In this study, we described clinical findings, evolution, and response to treatment in 52 patients diagnosed with MFF living in Mexico City in whom the most important clinical features were fever and abdominal pain. Differing from previous reported series of patients from the Mediterranean area, patient developed renal amyloidosis during the 20-year follow-up, which suggests that an environmental factor might have a significant influence in development of renal amyloidosis.


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Familial Mediterranean Fever/epidemiology , Abdominal Pain/etiology , Abdominal Pain/surgery , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Amyloidosis, Familial/epidemiology , Amyloidosis, Familial/ethnology , Amyloidosis, Familial/etiology , Amyloidosis, Familial/prevention & control , Child , Child, Preschool , Colchicine/therapeutic use , Familial Mediterranean Fever/complications , Familial Mediterranean Fever/ethnology , Female , Follow-Up Studies , Humans , Kidney Diseases/epidemiology , Kidney Diseases/ethnology , Kidney Diseases/prevention & control , Laparotomy/statistics & numerical data , Male , Menstrual Cycle , Mexico/epidemiology , Middle Aged , Pregnancy , Pregnancy Complications , Syria/ethnology , Unnecessary Procedures
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