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Papers: 11 Jan 2025 - 17 Jan 2025


2025 Jan 09


Curr Pain Headache Rep


39786587


29


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Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF): Emerging Concepts in Diagnosis, Pain Management, and Novel Treatment Options: A Narrative Review.

Authors

Kaye AD, Islam RK, Nguyen ID, Robin CJ, Norwood HA, Baptiste CJ, McGregor DW, Barrie S, Parker-Actlis TQ, Ahmadzadeh S, Islam KN, Shekoohi S

Abstract

Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) is a hereditary autoinflammatory disorder predominantly affecting individuals of Mediterranean and Middle Eastern descent, including those with certain heritages including Sephardic Jewish, Armenian, Turkish, and Arab. The disorder affects up to 1 in 200 people making it a very common etiology for pain states worldwide, including serositis mediated painful states of the chest, joint, and abdomen.