RECURRENT EPISODES OF FEVER AND ARTHRITIS IN AN ADULT PATIENT

Romanian Journal of Rheumatology

Daniela Opris Belinski¹  Ruxandra Ionescu²  Claudia Cobilinschi² 

[1] Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest;Department of Rheumatology and Internal Medicine, Sf. Maria Clinical Hospital, Bucharest;

关键词: familial mediterranean fever;    genetic diagnosis;    amyloidosis;    colchicine;   

DOI  :  10.37897/RJR.2017.2.8

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) is the most common condition in the group of autoinflammatory diseases. It has a relatively heterogeneous clinical display included in the Tel-Hashomer diagnostic criteria that can be further confirmed by genetic testing showing a mutation in the MEFV gene. AA Amyloidosis is the most sever complication in these patients. Colchicine is the standard treatment and/or alternative biological agents if necessary. This article aims to describe the evolution of a patient with FMF, firstly diagnosed as reactive arthritis, his clinical manifestations and therapeutic options.

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