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Familial Mediterranean fever   

Overview | Symptoms | Treatment | Prevention

Alternative names:

Familial paroxysmal polyserositis; Periodic peritonitis; Recurrent polyserositis; Benign paroxysmal peritonitis; Periodic disease; Periodic fever

Symptoms

Signs and Tests

There is no specific test to diagnose this disease. Sometimes analysis of the chromosomes can help. Elimination of other possible diseases by laboratory tests or X-rays will help determine the diagnosis.

Patients with Familial Mediterranean Fever may have any of the following during an attack:

  • Elevated white blood cell count
  • Elevated ESR
  • Elevated plasma fibrinogen, serum haptoglobin, ceruloplasmin, and C-reactive protein

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