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From April 1983 to September 1990, 32 patients with familial mediterranean fever (FMF) were studied. FMF is characterized by short, self-limited, febrile episodes that occur with inflammation of serosal surfaces. Major symptoms include fever and abdominal pain, presenting as acute surgical abdomen. These attacks are associated with considerable morbidity and in some patients lead to unnece...

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