RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Chronic Familial Mediterranean Fever with Development of Secondary Amyloidosis
JF American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science
JO Clin Lab Sci
FD American Society of Chemistry and Laboratory Science
SP 2
OP 7
DO 10.29074/ascls.24.1.2
VO 24
IS 1
A1 Larrimore, Christopher
YR 2011
UL http://hwmaint.clsjournal.ascls.org/content/24/1/2.abstract
AB 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.ABBREVIATIONS: CT = computerized tomography; FMF = Familial Mediterranean Fever; WBC = white blood cell count; RBC = red blood cell count; BUN = blood urea nitrogen; eGFR = estimated glomerular filtration rate; MEFV = Mediterranean Fever Gene; PCR = polymerase chain reaction