title: Acute hepatitis in recurrent hereditary polyserositis (familial Mediterranean fever).
abstract: The clinical features of two cases of Hereditary Recurrent Polyserositis HRP (Familial Mediterranean Fever) in related Yemeni children resident in Saudi Arabia are described. One presented with recurrent acute hepatitis, which has not been previously documented. These are the first cases of HRP reported in Arabs originating from the Arabian Peninsula.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, North West Armed Forces Hospital, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Neequaye
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Jelly
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002648:Child; D003078:Colchicine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010505:Familial Mediterranean Fever / Q000150:complications* / Q000208:ethnology; D005260:Female; D006505:Hepatitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000208:ethnology; D006801:Humans; D012529:Saudi Arabia; D015006:Yemen / Q000208:ethnology
chemical_list: D003078:Colchicine