Familial Mediterranean Fever - El Paso Community College

History/Cause Familial Mediterranean

•FMF- is a disorder passed down through

families (inherited). Fever
•Involves repeated fevers and inflammation

that often affects the lining of the abdomen,

chest, or joints.
•Caused by mutation of the MEFV Gene.
•Affects people of the Mediterranean

Anscestry.

Symptoms: Interesting Information

•Abdominal Pain •50-60% younger than 10 years old
•Chest Pain •80-95% younger than 20 years old
•Fever •Men are affected more than woman.
•Joint Pain
•Skin Lesions Citations

Test and Diagnosis: •Kastner DL. The systemic autoinflammatory diseases. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds.
Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 282.
•Genetic Testing http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000363.htm
•CBC, WBC •Familial Mediterranean Fever. (2011, February 23). Retrieved from
•Erythrocyte Sedimentation http://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/GARD/QnASelected.aspx?diseaseID=6421
•C- Reactive Protein •Familial Mediterranean Fever. (2008, September). Retrieved from
•Albumin http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/familial-mediterranean-fever

Treatment:

•Colchicine
•Medication to control symptoms.

Martha Gasca

• FMF- is a disorder passed down through families
(inherited).

• Involves repeated fevers and inflammation that
often affects the lining of the abdomen, chest, or
joints.

• Caused by mutation of the MEFV Gene.
• Affects people of the Mediterranean Ancestry.

• Abdominal Pain
• Chest Pain
• Fever
• Joint Pain
• Skin Lesions

• Genetic Testing
• CBC- Complete Blood Count
• WBC- White Blood Count
• Erythrocyte Sedimentation
• C- Reactive Protein
• Albumin

• Colchicine
• Medication to control symptoms

• 50-60% younger than 10 years old.
• 80-95% younger than 20 years old.
• Men are affected more than woman.

 Kastner DL. The systemic autoinflammatory diseases. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd
ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 282.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000363.htm

 Familial Mediterranean Fever. (2011, February 23). Retrieved from
http://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/GARD/QnASelected.aspx?diseaseID=6421

 Familial Mediterranean Fever. (2008, September). Retrieved from http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/familial-
mediterranean-fever