title: Severe and prolonged febrile myalgia in familial Mediterranean fever.
abstract: Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is characterized by recurrent attacks of fever and serositis. Typical attacks of FMF last 3 to 5 days. Fever and myalgia are not always improved by colchicine therapy and sometimes require steroid therapy. We present two cases of severe prolonged febrile myalgia where steroid therapy was needed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Ataturk University, School of Medicine, Erzurum, Turkey. alirizao@yahoo.com
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Odabas
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cetinkaya
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Selcuk
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kaya
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D010505:Familial Mediterranean Fever / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D011241:Prednisone