title: 38-year-old woman with recurrent abdominal pain, but no fever.
abstract: A 38-year-old woman presented with 2 days history of left-flank pain. She had similar episodes of abdominal pain as well as chest pain several times, but symptoms disappeared spontaneously. Each time she developed pain, there was no fever. After ruling out common causes of recurrent abdominal pain, familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) was considered as a potential diagnosis. Genetic tests revealed multiple heterozygote mutations, which may be associated with FMF. Patients with Mediterranean fever mutations may present with atypical presentations without fever, like in this case. Astute clinical suspicion is required to make an accurate diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Kobe University Hospital, Kobe, Japan.
authors.forename: Kentaro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Iwata
authors.forename: Tomoko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Toma
authors.forename: Akihiro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yachie