a Record control number 000266447900015

a ISSN 0770-3198

a Original cataloging agency NEU GrandLibrary

a Language code of text/sound track or separate title eng

a Classification number WE 544

b Item number .S55 2009

a Personal name Kavukcu, Salih.

h Medium Electronic Document

a Title Skin and muscle involvement as presenting symptoms in four children with familial Mediterranean fever.

c Statement of responsibility, etc Salih Kavukcu, Mehmet Türkmen, Alper Soylu,Belde Kasap, Burçak Tatlı Güneş.

c Date of publication, distribution, etc 2009.

b Name of publisher, distributor, etc Springer,

a Place of publication, distribution, etc New York :

a Summary, etc Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by recurrent attacks of fever and polyserositis. It is the most frequent periodic fever syndrome. In FMF, sterile peritonitis, pleuritis and arthritis are frequently seen in addition to recurrent febrile attacks. Skin and muscle involvement is less common. Here, we report four patients presented with skin lesions or myalgia. Most striking findings in those patients are the absence of other major criteria for FMF and dominancy of skin lesions or myalgia. All four patients had MEFV gene mutations on both alleles. In patients with erysipelas-like lesions or erythema nodosum along with arthritis/arthralgia or recurrent myalgia, FMF should be kept in mind.

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Rheumatology.

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Near East University Article

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi Makale

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Familial Mediterranean Fever

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Juvenile

a Main entry heading Clinical Rheumatology

g Relationship information JUL 2009, Vol 28 Issue 7, p857-860

x International Standard Serial Number 07703198

u Uniform Resource Identifier http://library.neu.edu.tr:2048/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10067-009-1138-7