title: Late presentation of familial mediterranean fever: a case report.
abstract: Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) is an autosomal recessive disorder predominantly affecting people of Mediterranean origin. It is characterized by recurrent episodes of fever and polyserositis of unexplained origin. Most patients with FMF experience their first attack in early childhood with 90% suffering their first bout of pain by the age of 20. We present a case of a 68 years old woman who presented with fevers of 9 months of evolution which culminated with a diagnosis of Familial Mediterranean Fever after successful treatment with Colchicine.
authors.affiliation: Internal Medicine Department, Universidad Central del Caribe, School of Medicine, Bayamón, PR 00960-6032.
authors.forename: Limaris Russe
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Gomez
authors.forename: Robert Hunter
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Mellado
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D010505:Familial Mediterranean Fever / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013997:Time Factors