Familial Mediterranean fever is no longer a rare disease in Japan.
Migita K, Izumi Y, Jiuchi Y, Iwanaga N, Kawahara C, Agematsu K, Yachie A, Masumoto J, Fujikawa K, Yamasaki S, Nakamura T, Ubara Y, Koga T, Nakashima Y, Shimizu T, Umeda M, Nonaka F, Yasunami M, Eguchi K, Yoshiura K, Kawakami A.
Migita K, et al.
Arthritis Res Ther. 2016 Jul 30;18:175. doi: 10.1186/s13075-016-1071-5.
Arthritis Res Ther. 2016.
PMID: 27473114
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METHODS: We enrolled 601 patients with unexplained fever or suspected FMF throughout Japan between 2009 and 2015. Patients were divided into three groups according to Tel Hashomer criteria: sure FMF, probable FMF, and non-FMF patients, including definitive rheumatic diseas …
METHODS: We enrolled 601 patients with unexplained fever or suspected FMF throughout Japan between 2009 and 2015. Patients were divid …