Conquering the Challenges of Familial Mediterranean Fever A Patient's Perspective

Abstract. Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is the most frequent hereditary inflammatory disease characterized by self-limited recurrent ... Familial Mediterranean fever is an inherited autoinflammatory syndrome characterised by recurrent short episodes of high fever associated with abdominal pain, ... Skin manifestations of familial Mediterranean fever. (A) Erysipelas like erythema (ELE) on the dorsum of the foot and (B) painful purpura. Anakinra is a recombinant human IL-1 receptor antagonist that inhibits binding of IL-1 to its receptor, and thereby prevents IL-1-mediated inflammation. Familial Mediterranean fever is an inherited condition characterized by recurrent episodes of painful inflammation in the abdomen, chest, ... FMF is a genetic disorder that causes repeated episodes of pain and inflammation in the abdomen, chest, joints, and skin, along with fever. It ... Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is a hereditary autoinflammatory disorder characterized by recurrent bouts of fever and serosal ... The genetic definition is disease caused by Mendelian-recessive inheritance due to mutations in the Mediterranean fever (MEFV) gene coding for a protein named ... FMF is a non-infectious genetic disorder manifested by episodic fevers typically accompanied by pain in the abdomen, joints, or chest. Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is a common, hereditary autoinflammatory disease caused by recessive mutations in the gene encoding the ...