Pericardial involvement in familial Mediterranean fever

Two patients with familial Mediterranean fever showed the classic features of pericardial involvement and one of them (Case 2) had pericardial effusion detected by echocardiography. These and previously published cases show that familial Mediterranean fever should be considered as a cause of pericar...

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Published inPostgraduate medical journal Vol. 64; no. 752; pp. 453 - 454
Main Authors Erol, C., Sonel, A., Candan, I., Omürlü, K., Akyol, T.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England The Fellowship of Postgraduate Medicine 01.06.1988
Oxford University Press
BMJ Group
Subjects
Adult
Familial Mediterranean Fever - complications
Female
Humans
Male
Pericardial Effusion - etiology
Pericarditis - etiology
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Summary:Two patients with familial Mediterranean fever showed the classic features of pericardial involvement and one of them (Case 2) had pericardial effusion detected by echocardiography. These and previously published cases show that familial Mediterranean fever should be considered as a cause of pericarditis and/or pericardial effusion.
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ISSN:0032-5473
1469-0756
DOI:10.1136/pgmj.64.752.453