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- Title
NEPHROLOGY FORUM Renal amyloidosis in familial Mediterranean fever.
- Authors
Ozen, Seza
- Abstract
Discusses the case of a 14-year-old boy which illustrates a classic example of a misdiagnosis that led to the complication of renal amyloidosis secondary to familial Mediterranean fever (FMF). Presentation of the patient with nephrotic syndrome without any nephritic features; Evaluation for mutations in the Mediterranean fever (MEFV); Diagnosis of amyloidosis made through renal biopsy; Mutated pyrin; Signs and symptoms of FMF.
- Subjects
FAMILIAL Mediterranean fever; DIAGNOSTIC errors; AMYLOIDOSIS; KIDNEY diseases; RENAL biopsy; JUVENILE diseases
- Publication
Kidney International, 2004, Vol 65, Issue 3, p1118
- ISSN
0085-2538
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.00485.x