See Also: Fever, familial Mediterranean (FMF)(health)
Familial Mediterranean fever(medicine)
FMF (familial Mediterranean fever)(health)
Familial Mediterranean Fever(health)
Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF)(health)
Hoffman (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)
fever, mediterranean(medicine)
Mediterranean fever(medicine)
Fever, Mediterranean(health)
Mediterranean exanthematous fever(medicine)

Hoffman (as used in expressions) (sh) and FMF (familial Mediterranean fever) (health)


Hoffman (as used in expressions) (sh)


FMF (familial Mediterranean fever) (health)


An inherited disorder featuring short recurring crises of severe abdominal pain and bouts of fever. Other symptoms include arthritis, chest pain from inflammation of the lung cavity, and skin rashes. Between attacks, the patient seems healthy. Amyloidosis (the abnormal deposition of a particular protein, called amyloid, in various tissues of the body) is a potentially serious complication and can develop without overt attacks of FMF. The kidney is a prime target for the amyloid.