Ankylosing spondylitis. An unusual manifestation of familial Mediterranean fever. Report of a case complicated by amyloidosis and polyneuropathy.
We report a case of familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) with typical clinical and roentgenological findings of ankylosing spondylitis. The spinal involvement in FMF is discussed. A second unusual feature of this case is the occurrence of polyneuropathy which could possibly be ascribed to the slowly evolving amyloidosis during continuous colchicine treatment.
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Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium.
Malysse
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Peetermans
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D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000150:complications*; D010505:Familial Mediterranean Fever / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011115:Polyneuropathies / Q000150:complications*; D011859:Radiography; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging