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2022 Feb


Ann Med Surg (Lond)


74

Misdiagnosis of sphincter of Oddi disorder treated as familial Mediterranean fever for ten years: A case report.

Authors

Alkarrash M S, Shashaa M N, Rhayim R, Aljarad Z
Ann Med Surg (Lond). 2022 Feb; 74:103295.
PMID: 35145669.

Abstract

Sphincter of Oddi dysfunction is a rare disease caused by sphincter of Oddi functional or mechanical abnormality. Misdiagnosis of familial Mediterranean fever is very high due to overlapping symptoms with many diseases. Our case is the first case report in the medical literature which describes the misdiagnosis of Sphincter of Oddi dysfunction as familial Mediterranean fever.