title: Familial mediterranean fever in an Iranian patient with behcet disease.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is the most prevalent disorder among the hereditary autoinflammatory syndromes. This disorder is characterized by fever and some painful attacks such as abdominal, chest or joint pain and potentially development of AA amyloidosis. Several vasculitis are more common in FMF than general population. There are some reports about association of FMF with Behcet Disease (BD).
  
  
  METHODS
  In this study, we describe a 27 year old patient with BD who suffered from attacks of fever, arthralgia, abdominal pain and genetic study confirmed the diagnosis of FMF.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  FMF should be considered in a patient with Behcet disease who is suffering from attacks of fever, arthralgia and abdominal pain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
authors.forename: Maryam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mobini
keywords: Behcet disease; Familial Mediterranean fever; hereditary autoinflammatory syndrome