title: Chronic familial Mediterranean fever with development of secondary amyloidosis.
abstract: A 20-year-old Turkish male presented with fever, abdominal pain, and systemic lethargy. His clinical history revealed symptoms to be self-limiting but reoccurring over the past six months. Blood and urine specimens collected indicated renal amyloidosis. A kidney CT image indicated kidney inflammation. He was diagnosed with Familial Mediterranean Fever with the development of secondary amyloidosis and treated with colchicine.
authors.affiliation: cwlarrimore@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Larrimore
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000209:etiology*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003078:Colchicine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010505:Familial Mediterranean Fever / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D003078:Colchicine