Familial Mediterranean fever presenting with massive cardiac tamponade.
A 16-year-old girl, presenting initially with pericarditis and life threatening pericardial tamponade, developed clinical episodes characteristic of FMF few months later. This case report and several others reported previously, suggest that FMF should be considered in patients from certain ethnic groups presenting with pericardial effusion.
Zimand
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Department of Pediatrics, Hssaf Harofeh Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Tauber
T
T
Hegesch
T
T
Aladjem
M
M
D000293:Adolescent; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000209:etiology*; D010505:Familial Mediterranean Fever / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000209:etiology; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000209:etiology