Bagcilar Medical Bulletin (Sep 2018)

Bone Marrow Edema and Pseudocyst as a Very Rare Complication of Familial Mediterranean Fever: A Case Report

  • Abuzer Coskun,
  • Sevki Hakan Eren,
  • Mehmet Eren,
  • Sedat Ozbay

DOI
https://doi.org/10.5350/BMB20180718070737
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 3, no. 3
pp. 41 – 44

Abstract

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Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is one of the most common autoinflammatory diseases. FMF is a disease that characterized by recurrent fever, transient and self-limiting polyserositis, responds well to the treatment of colchicine. In 95% of patients, the first attack occurs with severe abdominal pain. The first attack frequency that starts with pleuritic chest pain, pleural effusion and fever are lower than 10%. Ninety percent of the cases are younger than 20 years old. After 40 years old, it is rarely diagnosed (1.25%). In this case report; we wanted to present an FMF case diagnosed after 40 years old in the context of the patient's clinical follow-up, treatment, and literature, since it is very rare to diagnose in this age group, and unexpected complications can occur.

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