FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER

Course overview

FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER (FMF) IS AN AUTOINFLAMMATORY GENETIC DISORDER THAT MAINLY AFFECTS PEOPLE OF MEDITERRANEAN ORIGIN. FMF IS CHARACTERIZED BY RECURRENT EPISODES OF FEVER AND SEROSITIS (CHEST, ABDOMEN, JOINTS), LEADING TO PAINFUL ATTACKS EARLY DURING CHILDHOOD. AMYLOIDOSIS IS THE MOST FATAL COMPLICATION OF FMF. EARLY INITIATION WITH COLCHICINE LEADS TO IMPROVEMENT IN THE ATTACKS AND PREVENT AMYLOIDOSIS. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH FMF AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE HEALTHCARE TEAM IN PROMPTLY DIAGNOSING AND TREATING PATIENTS AFFECTED WITH FMF.