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Familial Mediterranean Fever


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Alternate Names : Benign Paroxysmal Peritonitis, Familial Paroxysmal Polyserositis, Periodic Disease, Periodic Fever, Periodic Peritonitis, Recurrent Polyserositis

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Diagnosis & 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 erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)
Elevated plasma fibrinogen
Elevated serum haptoglobin
Elevated ceruloplasmin
Elevated C-reactive protein

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• Symptoms & Signs
• Diagnosis & Tests
• Treatment
• Prognosis
• Complications
• Calling Your Health Care Provider
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Review Date : 7/31/2002
Reviewed By : Christopher Parsons, M.D., Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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