Iranian Journal of Public Health (Oct 2015)

Recurrent Macroscopic Hematuria and Abdominal Pain: Questions and Answers

  • Azar NICKAVAR

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 44, no. 8

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A 6.5 yr old girl was admitted with a category of clinical signs and symptoms including recurrent gross hematuria, ab-dominal pain, and fever. After different examinations including genetic analysis, the disease was diagnosed as Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF). It is suggested to consider FMF as a rare cause of recurrent gross hematuria, which is re-sponsive to colchicine treatment.

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