The family Mediterranean fever

Familial Mediterranean fever What is it? Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is a periodically occurring fever syndrome that is often accompanied by severe abdominal pain. Less frequently, chest pain, joint pain or skin rashes also occur. It mainly affects people of Mediterranean descent (such as Sephardic Jews, North African Arabs, Armenians, Greeks, Italians and Turks). Up to 50 % of those affected by the familial [...]

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