title: [Recurrent hydrocele in a patient with familial mediterranean fever].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report an uncommon case of familial Mediterranean fever with urological manifestations.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A case of recurrent hydrocele in a patient with familial Mediterranean fever is described.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although familial Mediterranean fever is characterized by an acute febrile stage and involvement of the serosa, it may manifest as recurrent hydrocele due to involvement of the urological serosa, as in the case described herein.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Urología, Hospital General Universitario de Murcia, España.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ferrero Doria
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Guzmán Martínez-Valls
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: López Alba
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tomás Ros
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Rico Galiano
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Rodríguez de Ledesma
authors.forename: L O
authors.initials: LO
authors.lastname: Fontana Compiano
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D010505:Familial Mediterranean Fever / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D006848:Testicular Hydrocele / Q000209:etiology*